(archaic) The hunting of gamecocks. / (obsolete) Cockfighting.

(vulgar) offensive or worthless

present participle of cock

plural of cocking

(transitive, intransitive) To lift the cock of a firearm or crossbow; to prepare (a gun or crossbow) to be fired. / (intransitive) To be prepared to be triggered by having the cock lifted.

(slang) Expression of annoyance.

(Southern US, where it is now rare and dated; and African-American Vernacular, where it is still sometimes used) Vulva, vagina.

A small conical pile of hay.

(obsolete) A corruption of the word God, used in oaths.

A rooster: a male gallinaceous bird, especially a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). / A cock pigeon. / A valve or tap for controlling flow in plumbing.