Adult male chicken.

A male lobster.

adult male bird

to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house"

a male (a female

a male bird, not necessarily a chicken

Any male bird of a species. (See HEN)

Term sometimes used to denote the male of any bird species, but it is mostly used in Great Britain. Here in North America, it typically is reserved for the male chicken (rooster). It is the opposite of "hen."

A male bird after the first moult generally at about a year and a half old.

A male chicken over one year of age; also called cock bird and old rooster.

a rooster two years old or over.

A male chicken; also called a "rooster."

(v.) To ready the mechanism of a gun for firing, e.g., as in "to cock the hammer." (n.) Obsolete term for hammer.

the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled

set the trigger of a firearm back for firing

To place the hammer, firing-pin or striker in position for firing.

1 On a flintlock weapon the hammer or piece holding the flint. 2 On percussion weapons, the piece striking the cap. 3 To draw back hammer or firing pin against mainspring compression in preparation for firing a weapon. At full cock the trigger mechanism engages the hammer or firing pin, holding it against mainspring tension, so that pressure on the trigger will release the hammer or firing pin, causing the mainspring to drive it against the primer to fire the weapon. Half cock arrangement on some firearms permits engaging the hammer in a notch far enough to the rear to prevent accidental firing of the primer. In this case trigger pressure will not fire the gun. In some revolvers half cock frees the cylinder to turn for loading and unloading.

On early firearms such as the flintlock and percussion cap rifles, the arm-like "hammer" or device used to set the firearm into "firing" position was called the cock. It is the process by which any firing mechanism is set to be fired.

To set the action into position for firing. On most muzzle loading firearms, the action has an intermediate position called half-cock.

To draw bowstring from braced position to latched position.

See "breaking of wrists".

A faucet or valve for regulating the flow of water.

A faucet or valve that regulates the flow of water.

1. A faucet or valve for regulating the flow of liquid or gas. 2. To tilt or set jauntily on one side. 3. The position a spring-loaded device to be put into action.

a type of valve which controls the flow of fluid by a plug; the plug has a through hole which is designed to shut by rotating the hole 90o away from the line of flow

The act of cocking; also, the turn so given; as, a cock of the eyes; to give a hat a saucy cock.

Bracket or small plate attached to larger plate to hold parts that are fitted outside the main plates of the clock.