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cocked a deaf 'un

cocked a deaf 'un is the simple past and past participle of cock a deaf 'un.

Meaning of cock a deaf 'un

Verb

cock a deaf 'un (third-person singular simple present cocks a deaf 'un, present participle cocking a deaf 'un, simple past and past participle cocked a deaf 'un)

  1. (UK, intransitive, slang) To turn a deaf ear; to refuse to listen, or pretend not to have heard.

Questions about cocked a deaf 'un

What is cocked a deaf 'un the simple past and past participle of?
Cocked a deaf 'un is the simple past and past participle of cock a deaf 'un.

Words near cocked a deaf 'un in the dictionary

  1. cockcrowings
  2. cockcrows
  3. cocke
  4. Cocke County
  5. cocked
  6. cocked a deaf 'un
  7. cocked a snook
  8. cocked hat
  9. Cocked Hat Club
  10. cocked hat curve
  11. cocked hat curves

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