cold cock
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Noun[edit]
cold cock (plural cold cocks)
- (slang) A small heavy object used to give additional force to a punch or other blow of the hand.
- 1993, The Journal of Irish Literature, page 14:
- I had my hand on the lead cold cock and I knew it would not be enough. "Give this man a beer, Sport," […] . I hit him on the temple with the cold cock.
Verb[edit]
cold cock (third-person singular simple present cold cocks, present participle cold cocking, simple past and past participle cold cocked)
- Alternative spelling of cold-cock