cocking

noun, adj — 3 senses

cocking

noun

Etymology From cock (“a male bird, esp. a rooster; many derivatives, incl. penis”) + -ing (forming participles).

1

Archaic The hunting of gamecocks.

2

Obsolete Cockfighting.

Thus circumstanced, he became the avowed companion of sharpers and gamblers, attended cockings and races […]1792, The European Magazine, and London Review, volume 21, page 313:

Derived terms: cocking of a snook
Related terms: cocker, cocker spaniel

cocking

adj

Etymology From cock (“a male bird, esp. a rooster; many derivatives, incl. penis”) + -ing (forming participles).

1

Vulgar Offensive or worthless

"Son of a cocking bastard."2000, Neil Kurtzman, Doing Nothing, page 180:

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