Banbury story of a cock and a bull
A roundabout, nonsensical story.
BANBURY STORY, of a Cock and a Bull, an Idle relation, in order to pick Acquaintance on the Road, till a convenient Place and Opportunity offer to rob or plunder.
cock
UK /kɒk/ US /kɑk/
noun 8verb 6name 2intj 1
Collocations
4(noun.)
ADJ
fighting
barnyard
The loud barnyard cock woke up the entire farm at dawn every morning.
COCK + VERB
crow
Every morning the rooster crows loudly and wakes up the whole farm.
COCK + NOUN
fight, fighting
Definitions
noun
1
A male bird, especially:
2
A male bird, especially:
3
A valve or tap for controlling flow in plumbing.
The liquor is discharged from the cock S into liquor cans V […], from which it is transferred to the sugar in the moulds. W represents one of the traps or stairs which communicate with respective floors of the sugarhouse.
4
The hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism.
5
A penis.
She doesn't see his cock, but she doesn't want to, what's the point, right?
My cock is much bigger than yours / My cock can walk right through the door / With a feeling so pure / It's got you screaming back for more
verb
1
To lift the cock of a firearm or crossbow; to prepare (a gun or crossbow) to be fired.
Cocked, fired, and missed his man.
2
To be prepared to be triggered by having the cock lifted.
In the darkness, the gun cocked loudly.
3
To erect; to turn up.
Our Lightfoot barks, and cocks his ears.
Dick would cock his nose in scorn.
4
To copulate with; (by extension, as with fuck) to mess up, to damage, to destroy.
Foster's Lager TV commercial, 1980s "Please tell me the way to Cockfosters." ... "Drink it warm, mate."
5
To turn or twist something upwards or to one side; to lift or tilt (e.g. headwear) boastfully.
He cocked his hat jauntily.
intj
1
Expression of annoyance.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — adult male chicken
noun — the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when t
noun — faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow o
- stopcock
- turncock
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
cock of the walk
A proud or conceited person.
c. 19th century, J. M. Crofts (attributed), The Irish Rover With his smart witty talk He was cock of the walk And he rolled the dames under and over
cock cheese
Smegma or dried semen on the glans penis, usually underneath the foreskin.
Holding his stiff prick by the base with pre-cum oozing out of it, I swabbed the drool off the rosy bullet-shaped head, tasting the cock cheese.
cock a snook
To perform a snook, a gesture of disrespect.
rock out with one's cock out
To enjoy oneself immensely, to party.
We are going to rock out with our cocks out in Vegas, fellas!
Example Bank
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The liquor is discharged from the cock S into liquor cans V […], from which it is transferred to the sugar in the moulds. W represents one of the traps or stairs which communicate with respective floo
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She doesn't see his cock, but she doesn't want to, what's the point, right?
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My cock is much bigger than yours / My cock can walk right through the door / With a feeling so pure / It's got you screaming back for more
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Cocked, fired, and missed his man.
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In the darkness, the gun cocked loudly.
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Our Lightfoot barks, and cocks his ears.
WiktionaryUsage Notes
i Register
In some senses, cock is marked as vulgar, slang, obsolete, colloquial, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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