cock
Example Sentences
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To summon our waiter Steve from 10 yards away, all I had to do was cock my head in his direction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Thomas’ conversational exchange about “trying to play these boys the new cock robin” – a cock robin reportedly being old English slang for “someone who’s easily persuaded to follow the will of another.”
From Salon ● May 2, 2025
Mercedes have moved their cock pit further back in their cars, as per requested by Lewis Hamilton.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2024
I try to remember some of the selfie tips and cock my head slightly to the right, like a dog who thinks he hears a treat bag opening three rooms away.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
Vincent laughs and says, “The cock crows cocorico,” placating the baby.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
