Cock

1. The hammer in the lock of a firearm.
2. The bridge piece which affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch.
3. To put into cocks or heaps, as hay.
4. To draw back the hammer of a firearm, and set it for firing.
5. A chief man; a leader or master.
6. The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls.
7. To strut; to swagger; to look big, pert, or menacing.
8. To set erect; to turn up.
9. A small boat.
10. A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock.
11. To draw the hammer of (a firearm) fully back and set it for firing.
12. The style of gnomon of a dial.
13. The crow of a cock, esp. the first crow in the morning; cockcrow.
14. The notch of an arrow or crossbow.
15. A faucet or valve.
16. To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation.
17. The indicator of a balance.
18. A small concial pile of hay.
19. The act of cocking; also, the turn so given; as, a cock of the eyes; to give a hat a saucy cock.
20. To shape, as a hat, by turning up the brim.
21. A corruption or disguise of the word God, used in oaths.
22. To set on one side in a pert or jaunty manner.