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cocks a deaf 'un

cocks a deaf 'un is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 cocks a deaf 'un

What is cocks a deaf 'un the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cocks a deaf 'un is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cock a deaf 'un.

Words near cocks a deaf 'un in the dictionary

  1. Cockrofts
  2. cockroot
  3. Cockrum
  4. Cockrums
  5. cocks
  6. cocks a deaf 'un
  7. cocks a snook
  8. cocks in frocks
  9. cocks in the henhouse
  10. cocks it over
  11. cocks of the plains

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