acock
adv/əˈkɒk/
Etymology From a- + cock.
1
In a cocked or turned-up fashion.
- He gave a sharp whistle, the Bear stopped every move, and, as he stood with ears acock, the man fired at his head.1900, Ernest Thompson Seton, The Biography of a Grizzly: And 75 Drawings, page 85:
2
Defiantly.
- Derived terms
- acockbill