Meaning
A male bird, especially:
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *keukô Proto-Germanic *kukkaz Proto-West Germanic *kokk Old English cocc Middle English cok English cock From Middle English cok, from Old English coc, cocc (“cock, male bird”), from Proto-West Germanic *kokk, from Proto-Germanic *kukkaz (“cock”), probably of onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Middle Dutch cocke (“cock, male bird”) and Old Norse kokkr ("cock"; whence Danish kok (“cock”), dialectal Swedish kokk (“cock”)). Reinforced by Old French coc, from the same origin. The sense "penis" is attested since at least the 1610s, with the compound pillicock (“penis”) attested since 1325.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 18 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-04-18CAMEBKO
- 2026-01-23KBLDCEO
- 2025-08-29KCOEDNU
- 2025-08-07OCKHGIN
- 2025-06-23KCRIHOY
- 2025-06-11OUANKCL
- 2025-03-14KRALOCB
- 2025-01-07CWLEKOD
- 2024-09-17OAKCBDR
- 2024-07-03CAKLORW
- 2024-04-22CGOKINR
- 2024-02-28CAOKBMR
+6 earlier appearances in the archive.