Phrasal verb cock something up (Definition of cocking from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

To arrange (straw or hay) into piles shaped like cones.

intransitive verb 1 : strut, swagger did a lot of bragging and cocking after winning the game 2 : to turn, tip, or stick up a horse's tail cocking almost straight up

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Sep 27, 2024 · cocking (countable and uncountable, plural cockings) (archaic) The hunting of gamecocks. cocking (not comparable)

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Cocking refers to the action of pulling back or positioning a mechanism, especially a spring, so that it is ready to be released. It is commonly used in relation to firearms, where the hammer is …

COCKING definition: the male of the domestic fowl | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun cocking, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

Dec 5, 2016 · Synonyms for COCKING: tilting, sloping, leaning, angling, tipping, inclining, slanting, canting; Antonyms of COCKING: evening, straightening, flattening, leveling