cold-cock

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kohld kok]
- /koʊld kɒk/
- /kəʊld kɒk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kohld kok]
- /koʊld kɒk/

Definitions of cold-cock word

verb transitive cold-cock to strike so as to make unconscious 3
verb with object cold-cock to knock (someone) unconscious, as with the fist. 1
noun cold-cock Alternative spelling of cold cock. 0
verb cold-cock Alternative spelling of cold cock. 0

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Origin of cold-cock

First appearance:

before 1925

One of the 11% newest English words

First recorded in 1925-30

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Cold-cock

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cold-cock

cold-cock popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.