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cock-stand

/ˈkɑkˌstænd/

cock-stand noun: an erection.

Noun

cock-stand (plural cock-stands)

  1. (archaic, slang, vulgar) An erection.
    • ‘Do you know what they do, in France? My lady wife told me. Well, not told me, but she wrote it down for me, in Latin. The man has a cock-stand, and she takes it in her mouth!’2009, Hilary Mantel, Wolf Hall, Fourth Estate, published 2010, page 393

Forms of cock-stand

pluralcock-stands
alternative formcockstand

Questions about cock-stand

What does cock-stand mean?
Cock-stand means an erection.
What part of speech is cock-stand?
Cock-stand is a noun.
How do you pronounce cock-stand?
Cock-stand is pronounced /ˈkɑkˌstænd/.
What is the plural of cock-stand?
The plural of cock-stand is cock-stands.

Words near cock-stand in the dictionary

  1. cock-shut-time
  2. cock-socket
  3. cock-sockets
  4. cock-sparrow
  5. cock-sparrows
  6. cock-stand
  7. cock-stands
  8. cock-sucka
  9. cock-suckah
  10. cock-sucker
  11. cock-suckers

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