cold cock
cold cock noun: a small heavy object used to give additional force to a punch or other blow of the hand. Also the alternative form of cold-cock.
Noun
cold cock (plural cold cocks)
- A small heavy object used to give additional force to a punch or other blow of the hand.
- I had my hand on the lead cold cock and I knew it would not be enough. "Give this man a beer, Sport," […]. I hit him on the temple with the cold cock.1993, The Journal of Irish Literature, page 14
Also used as
cold cock is also the alternative form of cold-cock.
Forms of cold cock
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | cold cocks |
| alternative form | coldcock |
| alternative form | cold-cock |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | cold cocks |
| present participle | cold cocking |
| past participle | cold cocked |
| past | cold cocked |
Questions about cold cock
- What does cold cock mean?
- Cold cock means a small heavy object used to give additional force to a punch or other blow of the hand.
- What part of speech is cold cock?
- Cold cock is a noun.
- What is the plural of cold cock?
- The plural of cold cock is cold cocks.
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