| 单词 | cock of the school |
| 释义 | > as lemmascock of the school (b) British. cock of the school: (chiefly with the or without article) a schoolboy acknowledged to be pre-eminent by his fellow pupils, esp. at fighting. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] > champion or expert champion1721 championess1728 cock of the school1732 Tartar1785 star1811 holder1830 champ1868 scratch-man1877 scratch-player1888 back-marker1895 title holder1900 titlist1912 three-letter man1929 tiger1929 stickout1933 starlet1976 1732 J. Swift Soldier & Scholar 17 My School-master call'd me a Dunce and a Fool; But at Cuffs, I was always the Cock of the School. 1764 K. O'Hara Midas i. 2 Cock of the school He [sc. Jove] bears despotic rule, His word Tho' absurd Must be law. 1839 W. M. Thackeray Catherine viii, in Fraser's Mag. Nov. 531/2 He was the cock of the school out of doors, and the very last boy in. 1876 F. E. Trollope Charming Fellow I. vi. 70 He bruised his way to the perilous glory of being cock of the school. 1900 Boy's own Paper 17 Nov. 99/2 The best thing would be to speak to Chapman, as he's cock of the school, and ask him to use his influence in getting the thing started. 2012 A. Cartwright How I killed Margaret Thatcher (2013) 46 Rodney's a good footballer but Michael's the cock of the school, so his team usually wins. 2013 @OfficialCourtz 3 Sept. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) #TipToYear7s Ask around find out who the cock of the school is and KNOCK him OUT, instant legendary status. < as lemmas |
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