tripcock

English

noun
Definitions
  • (rail) A train-mounted safety device which interacts with a trackside device to stop a train automatically if it passes a signal at danger (showing a red aspect).

Etymology

Affix from English trip (journey, time when one undergones hallucinations after using LSD) + 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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