coldcock

English

verb
Definitions
  • (slang) To strike someone so forcefully that they are rendered unconscious.

Etymology

Compound from English cold (adjective) + English cock (penis, male domestic chicken, a shock pile of grain, diminutive suffix, male, a roundish heap, rooster).

Origin

English

cock

Gloss

penis, male domestic chicken, a shock pile of grain, diminutive suffix, male, a roundish heap, rooster

Concept
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The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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