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cold cocked

cold cocked is the simple past and past participle of cold cock.

Meaning of cold cock

Noun

cold cock (plural cold cocks)

  1. (slang) 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

Questions about cold cocked

What is cold cocked the simple past and past participle of?
Cold cocked is the simple past and past participle of cold cock.

Words near cold cocked in the dictionary

  1. cold chips
  2. cold chisel
  3. cold chisels
  4. Cold Christmas
  5. cold cock
  6. cold cocked
  7. cold cocking
  8. cold cocks
  9. cold coffee
  10. cold collation
  11. cold collations

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