cock mastern.

Brit.

/ˈkɒk ˌmɑːstə/,

/ˈkɒk ˌmastə/, U.S.

/ˈkɑk ˌmæstər/

Forms: see cock n.¹ and int. and master n.¹ and adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cock n.¹, master n.¹

Etymology: < cock n.¹ + master n.¹

Now historical.

A person who breeds or trains gamecocks and enters them in cockfights. Also with more specific reference: a person employed in this capacity by a royal household, wealthy private individual, etc., or the position held by such a person; cf. Master of the Cocks at master n.¹ 23c.

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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting or baiting animals > fighting between animals > [noun] > cock-fighting > cock-fighter > rearer of fighting cocks

cock master1597

1597 G. Harvey Trimming T. Nashe sig. B If the Cocke-master takes off his Cocke when they are buckled together, it encourageth the other Cocke.

1610 in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (1790) 334 John Beast, cockemaster.

1700 J. Brome Trav. ii. 105 The Inhabitants are..great Cock-Masters.., for which little fierce Creatures they make frequent Matches.

1849 W. H. Ainsworth Lancs. Witches III. iii. i. 111 You might next have followed him to the pens, where the fighting-cocks were kept, and where you would have found another source of expense in the cock-master, Tom Shaw.

1913 W. S. Walsh Handy Bk. Curious Information 243 The professional cock-masters preserved a great mystery about the dieting and lodging of a cock during the days which preceded a battle.

2000 S. Clarke in M. Roberts & S. Clarke Women & Gender in Early Mod. Wales ix. 252 When the cock master sought Elizabeth's opinion on the cock chosen to represent the Vaughan estate in the match for 1779, she had difficulty concealing her distaste with this sport.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cock master
释义	cock mastern. Brit. /ˈkɒk ˌmɑːstə/, /ˈkɒk ˌmastə/, U.S. /ˈkɑk ˌmæstər/ Forms: see cock n.¹ and int. and master n.¹ and adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cock n.¹, master n.¹ Etymology: < cock n.¹ + master n.¹ Now historical. A person who breeds or trains gamecocks and enters them in cockfights. Also with more specific reference: a person employed in this capacity by a royal household, wealthy private individual, etc., or the position held by such a person; cf. Master of the Cocks at master n.¹ 23c. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting or baiting animals > fighting between animals > [noun] > cock-fighting > cock-fighter > rearer of fighting cocks cock master1597 1597 G. Harvey Trimming T. Nashe sig. B If the Cocke-master takes off his Cocke when they are buckled together, it encourageth the other Cocke. 1610 in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (1790) 334 John Beast, cockemaster. 1700 J. Brome Trav. ii. 105 The Inhabitants are..great Cock-Masters.., for which little fierce Creatures they make frequent Matches. 1849 W. H. Ainsworth Lancs. Witches III. iii. i. 111 You might next have followed him to the pens, where the fighting-cocks were kept, and where you would have found another source of expense in the cock-master, Tom Shaw. 1913 W. S. Walsh Handy Bk. Curious Information 243 The professional cock-masters preserved a great mystery about the dieting and lodging of a cock during the days which preceded a battle. 2000 S. Clarke in M. Roberts & S. Clarke Women & Gender in Early Mod. Wales ix. 252 When the cock master sought Elizabeth's opinion on the cock chosen to represent the Vaughan estate in the match for 1779, she had difficulty concealing her distaste with this sport. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1597
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