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fought cocum

fought cocum is the simple past and past participle of fight cocum.

Meaning of fight cocum

Verb

fight cocum (third-person singular simple present fights cocum, present participle fighting cocum, simple past and past participle fought cocum)

  1. (obsolete, thieves' cant) To be wily and cautious.
    • So Tim didn't fight cocum enough, and was grabbed.1848, George William MacArthur Reynolds, Esther de Medina: Or, The Crimes of London, page 79

Questions about fought cocum

What is fought cocum the simple past and past participle of?
Fought cocum is the simple past and past participle of fight cocum.

Words near fought cocum in the dictionary

  1. fough
  2. fought
  3. fought a losing battle
  4. fought a rearguard action
  5. fought back
  6. fought cocum
  7. fought down
  8. fought fire with fire
  9. fought fires
  10. fought for one's life
  11. fought it out

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