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noun
Alternative form of cold cock.
verb
To hit someone with a cold cock.
To hit someone with a club, bottle, or any object that gives additional force to the blow.
To knock someone unconscious.
"I can't believe it. You cold-cocked the big stud." "He blindsided and cold-cocked him," Greer said proudly.