cocking
verbnounadjectiveattested in dialogue
Offensive or worthless
verb
- 1
Also a form of cockpresent participle and gerund of cock
Etymology
From cock (“a male bird, esp. a rooster; many derivatives, incl. penis”) + -ing (forming participles).
noun
- 1
archaicThe hunting of gamecocks.
- 2
obsoleteCockfighting.
Thus circumstanced, he became the avowed companion of sharpers and gamblers, attended cockings and races […]
adjective
- 1
Offensive or worthless
"Son of a cocking bastard."
Forms
- plural
- cockings