acockadv.adj.

Brit.

/əˈkɒk/, U.S.

/əˈkɑk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, cock v.¹

Etymology: < a- prefix³ + cock v.¹ Compare earlier cocked adj.³, and also earlier a-cock-bill adv.

In a cocked fashion; (figurative and in figurative contexts) defiantly. Occasionally also as predicative adj.: cocked.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adverb] > defiantly

bravingly1616

acock1826

defyingly1831

defiantly1859

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > rump and tail > [adjective] > relating to the tail > having a tail > having erect tail > of tail: cocked

erect1735

cocked1775

acock1826

1826 Blackwood's Mag. Aug. 326/2 Tongue in his cheek, and eye a-cock, and mouth mantling with wildest witticisms.

1843 D. W. Jerrold Chron. Clovernook in Illuminated Mag. 1 242/1 A man, who, on his outstart in life, sets his hat acock at matrimony—a man who defies Hymen and all his wicked wiles.

1880 Scribner's Monthly Oct. 864/2 They sit acock of the gables, and atop of lonely poles.

1933 W. de la Mare Fleeting & Other Poems 95 With pin-point bill, and tail a-cock.

1958 J. Morris S. Afr. Winter v. 49 Confronting the camera..with their arms akimbo and their moustaches ferociously acock.

1976 S. Morris Galveston 416 He made no reply..but pulled on his coat, set his hat acock on his head, and strolled out of the diner.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acock
释义	acockadv.adj. Brit. /əˈkɒk/, U.S. /əˈkɑk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: a- prefix³, cock v.¹ Etymology: < a- prefix³ + cock v.¹ Compare earlier cocked adj.³, and also earlier a-cock-bill adv. In a cocked fashion; (figurative and in figurative contexts) defiantly. Occasionally also as predicative adj.: cocked. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > [adverb] > defiantly bravingly1616 acock1826 defyingly1831 defiantly1859 the world > animals > animal body > general parts > rump and tail > [adjective] > relating to the tail > having a tail > having erect tail > of tail: cocked erect1735 cocked1775 acock1826 1826 Blackwood's Mag. Aug. 326/2 Tongue in his cheek, and eye a-cock, and mouth mantling with wildest witticisms. 1843 D. W. Jerrold Chron. Clovernook in Illuminated Mag. 1 242/1 A man, who, on his outstart in life, sets his hat acock at matrimony—a man who defies Hymen and all his wicked wiles. 1880 Scribner's Monthly Oct. 864/2 They sit acock of the gables, and atop of lonely poles. 1933 W. de la Mare Fleeting & Other Poems 95 With pin-point bill, and tail a-cock. 1958 J. Morris S. Afr. Winter v. 49 Confronting the camera..with their arms akimbo and their moustaches ferociously acock. 1976 S. Morris Galveston 416 He made no reply..but pulled on his coat, set his hat acock on his head, and strolled out of the diner. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.adj.1826
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