Thesaurus / cock
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The well-known "cock and bull" stories of small children are inspired by this love of strong effect.
CHILDREN'S WAYSJAMES SULLYA four-way cock near the top of the cylinder turned the steam on and off.
LIFE OF RICHARD TREVITHICK, VOLUME II (OF 2)FRANCIS TREVITHICKThe cock springs out of its seat when water gets into the cylinder, and prevents any mischief from the velocity of the fly-wheel.
LIFE OF RICHARD TREVITHICK, VOLUME II (OF 2)FRANCIS TREVITHICKBut he denied, saying, "I neither know nor understand what thou sayest," and he went out into the porch; and the cock crew.
HIS LAST WEEKWILLIAM E. BARTONHe wore a cock feather over his ear, and on his head a diadem set with enormous gems.
HONEY-BEEANATOLE FRANCEIn the meantime he was completely infatuated, and trotted about after Sarah like an old turkey cock.
SKIPPER WORSEALEXANDER LANGE KIELLANDIt is such a delightful mixture of vagueness and cock-sureness, and even more picturesque than Romanism.
ANCESTORSGERTRUDE ATHERTONNow a cock crows lustily in some neighboring yard; the majority at least of the Latin Quarter has turned in for the night.
THE REAL LATIN QUARTERF. BERKELEY SMITHPerkins enjoyed a glorious reputation with himself for bright sayings, which he always accompanied with a cock of the eye.
THE FIFTH STRING JOHN PHILIP SOUSAAnd so they discussed everything under the sun from bird-catching to cock-fighting until morning came.
THE WHALE AND THE GRASSHOPPERSEUMAS O'BRIENWORDS RELATED TO COCK
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