cocked-upadj.

Brit.

/ˌkɒktˈʌp/, U.S.

/ˌkɑktˈəp/

Forms: see cocked adj.³ and up adv.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cocked adj.³, up adv.¹

Etymology: < cocked adj.³ + up adv.¹In sense 1 after to cock up at cock v.¹ 4; compare also to cock one's nose (up) at cock v.¹ Phrases 1. In senses 4 and 5 after to cock up at cock v.¹ Phrasal verbs.

1. Of a nose: turned up; having an upturned tip. Cf. cocked adj.³ 5.Sometimes with the implication of snobbery, disdain, or contempt (see, e.g., quots. 1787, 1998); cf. to cock one's nose up at cock v.¹ Phrases 1.

ΚΠ

1689 R. Gould Poems 222 With gogling Eyes, and a red, Cock't-up Nose, (Charms which he thinks no Female can oppose).

1787 Gentleman's & London Mag. July 359/1 This cock'd up Nose—a vile disagreeable thing..! It is certainly the greatest sign of pride and self sufficiency that I know.

1815 News (London) 15 Oct. 335/2 All declared the puppy was the very image of his papa; that he had the same kind of long white curly hair, the large ears, cocked-up nose, [etc.].

1877 Lippincott's Mag. Nov. 590/2 She has..a pure skin, round cheeks, a delicate cocked-up nose..and a look of wistful propitiation.

1973 B. MacMahon tr. P. Sayers Peig: Autobiogr. 167 He isn't like me at all but he's the dead spit of her brother Seán. He has the same cocked-up nose on him!

1998 L. McM. Bujold Komarr xxi. 308 Why weren't females following him around in herds? Could no Barrayaran woman see past..their own cocked-up noses?

2. Of a hat: having the brim turned upwards, esp. in order to follow a particular fashion or style. Cf. cocked adj.³ 1. Now chiefly historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [adjective] > hat > having a brim > with upturned brim

cocked1628

cocked-up1706

uncocked1721

1706 E. Ward Hudibras Redivivus II. iii. 20 Behind these, came two Bully Hecks, With feather'd Cock'd up Cordebecks.

1769 D. Herd Anc. & Mod. Scots Songs 282 A new-made pulpiteer.., With cock'd-up hat and powder'd wig, Black coat and cuffs fu' clear.

1863 J. Strang Travelling Notes France, Italy & Switzerland vi. 61 We found that the greater majority [of ladies]..were arrayed, not in cocked-up bonnets, covered with roses.., but in an exceedingly graceful and simple head-dress.

1907 Washington Post 21 Jan. 7/6 So many women wore last season those little cocked up hats affected by the French.

2007 B. Whipple 15 Generations of Whipples I. vii. 204 Matthew's work clothes would have included..a short frock, and an old cocked-up hat.

a. Of a part of the body: that is set erect; standing upright; raised. Cf. cocked adj.³ 3a.

ΚΠ

1740 H. Bracken Farriery Improv'd II. ii. 62 We are of late so exceeding fond of fine cock'd-up Tails, that a Turk or Arabian must believe we ride upon that Part of the Horse, rather than the Back.

1885 Cornhill Mag. Oct. 392 Whether the novice displayed too much of his head and it caught the hind's eye.., none can tell; but, all at once, she looks straight at him with cocked-up ears.

1908 Every Other Sunday 25 Oct. 29/2 He [sc. a dog] has the same impudent little black nose, black rims round the eyes, cocked-up ears.., and bushy tail.

2009 Times 26 June 31/4 When it [sc. the cuckoo] perches its characteristically drooping wings and cocked-up tail immediately identify it.

b. Of a part of the body: bent, twisted, or tilted so that it is at an angle. Cf. cocked adj.³ 6.

ΚΠ

1841 A. B. Granville Spas Eng.: Northern Spas xxi. 320 Throwing quoits both over and under his cocked-up leg.

1899 C. Warman Snow on Headlight xiii. 129 Seated upon his narrow bed with a book resting on his cocked-up knees.

1977 R. Cook Coma (1978) 32 ‘There's pandemonium here,’ he shouted into the telephone he held between his head and cocked-up shoulder.

1981 B. Burchardt Lighthorsemen i. 2 Millar Stone, resting his head on the hand of one cocked-up arm, said, ‘Sergeants and privates do the heavy work, I just supervise.’

4. Cricket. Of a ball or shot: mistimed so that it arcs into the air and is likely to be easily caught. Also: designating a catch taken as a result of such a shot. Cf. to cock up 2 at cock v.¹ Phrasal verbs. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1904 King 28 May 279/3 The batsman gave the wicket-keeper what schoolboys would call a jolly good punch in the stomach just as the latter was catching a cocked-up ball.

1905 G. W. Beldam & C. B. Fry Great Batsmen i. 319 If the weight is kept on the left foot..in attempting to hook a high ball coming at the body.., the stroke is liable to result in a cocked-up catch to short-leg or mid-on.

1952 Times 1 Aug. 2/7 A series of cocked-up forward prods to Preece resulted in close-in catches by short-leg or the bowler.

5. colloquial (not in U.S. use). Messy, botched, mishandled. Cf. to cock up 3 at cock v.¹ Phrasal verbs. Cf. also dicked-up adj. 1.

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the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > bungling > bungled

bungled1787

muffed1876

boggled1877

blundered1880

bitched-up1893

foozled1899

bitched1918

trashed1926

mucked-up1930

loused-up1948

cocked-up1955

screwed1955

1955 E. Trevor Big Pick-up ii. 35 They stopped talking... They wanted to keep the peace in the middle of this cocked-up war.

1998 Economist 31 Jan. 60 After a month of anger, cocked-up inquiry and semi-explanation, Mexico's government may at last be ready for real efforts to uncover just who did what, and why, in Chiapas.

2016 Daily Star (Nexis) 30 May (Sport section) 43 Daniel Ricciardo blasted his Red Bull team after they destroyed his chance of winning..with a cocked-up pit-stop.

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

单词	cocked-up
释义	cocked-upadj. Brit. /ˌkɒktˈʌp/, U.S. /ˌkɑktˈəp/ Forms: see cocked adj.³ and up adv.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cocked adj.³, up adv.¹ Etymology: < cocked adj.³ + up adv.¹In sense 1 after to cock up at cock v.¹ 4; compare also to cock one's nose (up) at cock v.¹ Phrases 1. In senses 4 and 5 after to cock up at cock v.¹ Phrasal verbs. 1. Of a nose: turned up; having an upturned tip. Cf. cocked adj.³ 5.Sometimes with the implication of snobbery, disdain, or contempt (see, e.g., quots. 1787, 1998); cf. to cock one's nose up at cock v.¹ Phrases 1. ΚΠ 1689 R. Gould Poems 222 With gogling Eyes, and a red, Cock't-up Nose, (Charms which he thinks no Female can oppose). 1787 Gentleman's & London Mag. July 359/1 This cock'd up Nose—a vile disagreeable thing..! It is certainly the greatest sign of pride and self sufficiency that I know. 1815 News (London) 15 Oct. 335/2 All declared the puppy was the very image of his papa; that he had the same kind of long white curly hair, the large ears, cocked-up nose, [etc.]. 1877 Lippincott's Mag. Nov. 590/2 She has..a pure skin, round cheeks, a delicate cocked-up nose..and a look of wistful propitiation. 1973 B. MacMahon tr. P. Sayers Peig: Autobiogr. 167 He isn't like me at all but he's the dead spit of her brother Seán. He has the same cocked-up nose on him! 1998 L. McM. Bujold Komarr xxi. 308 Why weren't females following him around in herds? Could no Barrayaran woman see past..their own cocked-up noses? 2. Of a hat: having the brim turned upwards, esp. in order to follow a particular fashion or style. Cf. cocked adj.³ 1. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [adjective] > hat > having a brim > with upturned brim cocked1628 cocked-up1706 uncocked1721 1706 E. Ward Hudibras Redivivus II. iii. 20 Behind these, came two Bully Hecks, With feather'd Cock'd up Cordebecks. 1769 D. Herd Anc. & Mod. Scots Songs 282 A new-made pulpiteer.., With cock'd-up hat and powder'd wig, Black coat and cuffs fu' clear. 1863 J. Strang Travelling Notes France, Italy & Switzerland vi. 61 We found that the greater majority [of ladies]..were arrayed, not in cocked-up bonnets, covered with roses.., but in an exceedingly graceful and simple head-dress. 1907 Washington Post 21 Jan. 7/6 So many women wore last season those little cocked up hats affected by the French. 2007 B. Whipple 15 Generations of Whipples I. vii. 204 Matthew's work clothes would have included..a short frock, and an old cocked-up hat. 3. a. Of a part of the body: that is set erect; standing upright; raised. Cf. cocked adj.³ 3a. ΚΠ 1740 H. Bracken Farriery Improv'd II. ii. 62 We are of late so exceeding fond of fine cock'd-up Tails, that a Turk or Arabian must believe we ride upon that Part of the Horse, rather than the Back. 1885 Cornhill Mag. Oct. 392 Whether the novice displayed too much of his head and it caught the hind's eye.., none can tell; but, all at once, she looks straight at him with cocked-up ears. 1908 Every Other Sunday 25 Oct. 29/2 He [sc. a dog] has the same impudent little black nose, black rims round the eyes, cocked-up ears.., and bushy tail. 2009 Times 26 June 31/4 When it [sc. the cuckoo] perches its characteristically drooping wings and cocked-up tail immediately identify it. b. Of a part of the body: bent, twisted, or tilted so that it is at an angle. Cf. cocked adj.³ 6. ΚΠ 1841 A. B. Granville Spas Eng.: Northern Spas xxi. 320 Throwing quoits both over and under his cocked-up leg. 1899 C. Warman Snow on Headlight xiii. 129 Seated upon his narrow bed with a book resting on his cocked-up knees. 1977 R. Cook Coma (1978) 32 ‘There's pandemonium here,’ he shouted into the telephone he held between his head and cocked-up shoulder. 1981 B. Burchardt Lighthorsemen i. 2 Millar Stone, resting his head on the hand of one cocked-up arm, said, ‘Sergeants and privates do the heavy work, I just supervise.’ 4. Cricket. Of a ball or shot: mistimed so that it arcs into the air and is likely to be easily caught. Also: designating a catch taken as a result of such a shot. Cf. to cock up 2 at cock v.¹ Phrasal verbs. Now rare. ΚΠ 1904 King 28 May 279/3 The batsman gave the wicket-keeper what schoolboys would call a jolly good punch in the stomach just as the latter was catching a cocked-up ball. 1905 G. W. Beldam & C. B. Fry Great Batsmen i. 319 If the weight is kept on the left foot..in attempting to hook a high ball coming at the body.., the stroke is liable to result in a cocked-up catch to short-leg or mid-on. 1952 Times 1 Aug. 2/7 A series of cocked-up forward prods to Preece resulted in close-in catches by short-leg or the bowler. 5. colloquial (not in U.S. use). Messy, botched, mishandled. Cf. to cock up 3 at cock v.¹ Phrasal verbs. Cf. also dicked-up adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [adjective] > bungling > bungled bungled1787 muffed1876 boggled1877 blundered1880 bitched-up1893 foozled1899 bitched1918 trashed1926 mucked-up1930 loused-up1948 cocked-up1955 screwed1955 1955 E. Trevor Big Pick-up ii. 35 They stopped talking... They wanted to keep the peace in the middle of this cocked-up war. 1998 Economist 31 Jan. 60 After a month of anger, cocked-up inquiry and semi-explanation, Mexico's government may at last be ready for real efforts to uncover just who did what, and why, in Chiapas. 2016 Daily Star (Nexis) 30 May (Sport section) 43 Daniel Ricciardo blasted his Red Bull team after they destroyed his chance of winning..with a cocked-up pit-stop. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1689
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