Cock

Cock may refer to:

Ornithology

  • the male of most species of bird, but especially
    • A Rooster or cockerel, the male of the domestic fowl or chicken, Gallus domesticus
  • The English name of several species of bird incorporates the word cock, such as
  • Some of these are local names merely, as
    • A Heather cock, Mountain Cock or Cock of the Woods is a male capercaillie or Wood-grouse (Tetrao urogallus).
    • A cock o' the north is a Brambling, or Mountain Finch (Fringilla montifringilla).
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Valves

  • A type of tap, faucet or valve
  • Steam cock, a drain valve on a steam engine cylinder
  • Bibcock, a small type of valve
  • Stopcock, a valve used to restrict or isolate the flow of a liquid or gas through a pipe
  • Petcock, a small valve, primarily for draining liquid or releasing pressure from a vessel
  • Ballcock, a mechanism for filling water tanks
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Clocks

  • A part of a clock or watch used to support an outrigger bearing for a gear or lever
  • Balance cock, supports the balance wheel in a watch
  • Fly cock, supports the fly on a bracket clock
  • Back cock, supports the pendulum and pallet arbor
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Other

  • Cockfight, birds being made to fight for the entertainment of humans
  • A colloquial vulgarism for the penis
  • Shuttlecock, a high-drag projectile used in the sport of badminton
  • Cock, the NATO reporting name of the Antonov An-22
  • A cocktail, a style of mixed drink
  • Cock (surname)
  • .co.ck, a country code second-level domain (ccSLD) of the Cook Islands
  • Cock, a stage play by Mike Bartlett
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See also

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