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Coldcock
Posted by Woodchuck on October 16, 2002
In Reply to: "Cold Cocked" posted by Julia Denholm on October 16, 2002
: Anyone know the origin of "cold cocked"?
From the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Edition:
Main
Entry: cold·cock
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: perhaps cock
Date:
circa 1927
Main Entry: cock
Date: 1575
intransitive senses
1 : STRUT,
SWAGGER
2 : to turn, tip, or stick up
3 : to position the hammer of a firearm
for firing
transitive senses
1 a : to draw the hammer of (a firearm) back
and set for firing; also : to set (the trigger) for firing b : to draw or bend
back in preparation for throwing or hitting c : to set a mechanism (as a camera
shutter) for tripping
2 a : to set erect b : to turn, tip, or tilt usually
to one side
3 : to turn up (as a hat brim)
- cock a snook also cock snooks
: to thumb the nose
