“Cock--a”

The following 7 entries include the term Cock--a.

cock-a-hoop

adjective

: triumphantly pleased or boastful : happily exulting

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cock-a-leekie

noun

: a soup made of chicken and leeks

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cock-a-doodle-doo

noun

: crow entry 3

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cock-a-doodle-doo

intransitive verb

: crow entry 2 sense 1

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cock-a-whoop

adjective

: cock-a-hoop sense 1

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cock-a-doodle-do

noun

: the loud sound that a rooster makes

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cock a snook at

idiom

: to show that one does not respect or value (something)

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