cock

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Another colleague from Burnham's first time round at Westminster says: "He'll have to go from cock of the north to national champion".

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

“The whole thing is one of these classic cock ups in government where nobody had a full view of the facts,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Thomas’ conversational exchange about “trying to play these boys the new cock robin” – a cock robin reportedly being old English slang for “someone who’s easily persuaded to follow the will of another.”

From Salon • May 2, 2025

I try to remember some of the selfie tips and cock my head slightly to the right, like a dog who thinks he hears a treat bag opening three rooms away.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2023

Hassan’s answer was to cock the arm that held the rock.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini