† cock-surev.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To make (a person) absolutely certain of receiving a specified thing; to assure (a person) of. Cf. cocksure adj. 1a.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > certain prospect or possession > make sure, secure [verb (transitive)] > make someone sure of
insurec1440
secure1597
ascertain1649
cock-sure1685
1685 F. Spence tr. A. Varillas Άνεκδοτα Ὲτερουιακα iv. 263 They Cock-sur'd him of a Cap [Fr. ils lui donnerent assurance d'un Chapeau] at the first Promotion.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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v.1685- sell a dummy
- sell a gold brick
- sell a packet
- sell a person a gold brick
- sell a person a packet
- sell a person a pup
- sell a person down the river
- sell a person south
- sell a pig in a poke
- sell a pup
- sell and buy
- sell another's act dear
- sell another's an offence dear
- sell any one a bargain
- sell at a pike
- sell at the spear
- sell away
- sell by tap
- sell by the candle
- sell by the drum
- sell dear
- sell down the river
- sell for, at
- sell his soul, himself, etc, to the devil
- sell in bulk