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by cock

by cock phrase: a mild oath.

Phrase

by cock

  1. (archaic) A mild oath.
    • "By cock, you young ruffler, I can take blows better than words."1914, Warwick Deeping, The King Behind the King, New York, N.Y.: McBride, Nast & Company, page 63
    Synonyms:
    by cock and pie

Synonyms of by cock

Questions about by cock

What does by cock mean?
By cock means a mild oath.
What part of speech is by cock?
By cock is a phrase.

Words near by cock in the dictionary

  1. by blood
  2. By Brook
  3. by chalks
  4. by chance
  5. by Christmas
  6. by cock
  7. by cock and pie
  8. by committee
  9. by common consent
  10. by comparison
  11. by contrast

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