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roostcock

roostcock noun: the male of the domestic fowl; a cock.

Noun

roostcock (plural roostcocks)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) The male of the domestic fowl; a cock.
    • No matter whether his nag have the stringhalt, and steps like a roostcock, or has wind-galls the size of bladders, or has been fired till his legs resemble a scored griskin, the BUTCHER's Boy braves every competitor in the race1843, The Illuminated Magazine

Forms of roostcock

pluralroostcocks

Origin of roostcock

From roost + cock.

Questions about roostcock

What does roostcock mean?
Roostcock means the male of the domestic fowl; a cock.
What part of speech is roostcock?
Roostcock is a noun.
What is the plural of roostcock?
The plural of roostcock is roostcocks.

Words near roostcock in the dictionary

  1. Rooskey
  2. Roosky
  3. Roosmalens' dwarf marmoset
  4. Roosmalens' dwarf marmosets
  5. roost
  6. roostcock
  7. roostcocks
  8. roosted
  9. rooster
  10. rooster booster
  11. rooster boosters

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