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- What is the difference between “rooster” vs. “cock” and “hen” vs . . .
16 Since cock is American slang for male genitalia, it’s fallen out of use in America (not in England!) except when specifically referring to cock fighting Chicken is genderless, hen is the female, rooster cock and cockerel are male, and chick refers to the younglings (of either sex)
- etymology - Word-part meaning origin of -cock, as in shuttlecock . . .
The full Oxford English Dictionary just says the -cock part of ballcock, shuttlecock, comes from the male bird sense Which is ALSO the origin for cock = penis ( derivatives like cock-up = shambles) AND cock = stand up straight (as a fishing float, or cocky = overconfident)
- 请问大神penis，dick，cock之间有什么意义上的不同吗？ - 知乎
Penis 比较文雅，可以写进文章里，翻译成男性生殖器，阴茎这样，看医生医生会这样用，一般人不会感到冒犯。 Dick 就是比较口头的那种意思，也没有贬义也不算很粗俗只是比较口头，小孩尿尿的时候经常会说到这个词。 Cock就比较难听一点，在学历高的有教养的人嘴里你基本不会听到，除非你跟那
- 英语单词chicken、hen、cock、rooster、chick有什么区别？
cock a snook at sb sth 这里介绍一个和cock有关的习语：cock a snook at sb sth。 cock a snook at sb sth的意思是“（说话或做事）明显地表示蔑视；轻蔑；不屑一顾”，当你想用英语表示某人对某事物不屑一顾，就可以用这个习语来形容。 例句如下： to cock a snook at authority 蔑视
- etymology - What was the actual cock and bull story? - English . . .
The Cock and The Bull are popular names for pubs or inns England has 76 named The Cock and 123 named The Bull The fact that there happens to be two inns of that name isn't strong evidence the phrase comes from this town Neither is the fact the pubs have been there a long time, as many pubs have long histories
- Etymology of cock-a-hoop - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Here's what " cock-a-hoop " means - Cock-a-hoop : triumphantly pleased or boastful : happily exulting Are agents and builders cock-a-hoop that more money is coming into the housing market through building societies and local authorities? — Audrey Powell Basic research showed that it comes from the mid 17th century - : from the phrase set cock a hoop, of unknown origin, apparently denoting
- What is the origin and earliest recorded usage of cock-up
The word cock has a very broad spread of meaning Per my answer here, the one that matters in cock-up is more related to the usage in a cocked hat, or when an angler cocks his float
- What is a cock-feeder? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
A quick search brings up "The Sporting Dictionary and Rural Repository of General Information Upon Every Subject Appertaining To The Sports Of The Field, Volume 1" (1803), which contains a relevant definition: COCK-FEEDER -- signifies a person whose occupation it is to collect, handle and feed a pen of cocks, to fight such main or match as may be made or agreed on, by those who deposit the
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