coldcock
coldcock is the alternative form of cold cock.
coldcock is the alternative form of cold-cock.
Meaning 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
Meaning of cold-cock
Verb
cold-cock (third-person singular simple present cold-cocks, present participle cold-cocking, simple past and past participle cold-cocked)
- To hit someone with a cold cock.
- To hit someone with a club, bottle, or any object that gives additional force to the blow.
- To knock someone unconscious.
- "I can't believe it. You cold-cocked the big stud." "He blindsided and cold-cocked him," Greer said proudly.1992, Ken Kesey, Sailor Song, page 153
Forms of coldcock
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | coldcocks |
| alternative form | cold cock |
| alternative form | cold-cock |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | coldcocks |
| present participle | coldcocking |
| past participle | coldcocked |
| past | coldcocked |
Origin of coldcock
From cold + cock.
Questions about coldcock
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