Vocabulary : Cochleare to Cockaleekie

Cochleare : A spoon. ;; A spoonful.
Cochleary : Same as Cochleate.
Cochleate : Alt. of Cochleated
Cochleated : Having the form of a snail shell; spiral; turbinated.
Cock : The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls. ;; A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock. ;; A chief man; a leader or master. ;; The crow of a cock, esp. the first crow in the morning; cockcrow. ;; A faucet or valve. ;; The style of gnomon of a dial. ;; The indicator of a balance. ;; The bridge piece which affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch. ;; To set erect; to turn up. ;; To shape, as a hat, by turning up the brim. ;; To set on one side in a pert or jaunty manner. ;; To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation. ;; To strut; to swagger; to look big, pert, or menacing. ;; The act of cocking; also, the turn so given; as, a cock of the eyes; to give a hat a saucy cock. ;; The notch of an arrow or crossbow. ;; The hammer in the lock of a firearm. ;; To draw the hammer of (a firearm) fully back and set it for firing. ;; To draw back the hammer of a firearm, and set it for firing. ;; A small concial pile
Cockade : A badge, usually in the form of a rosette, or knot, and generally worn upon the hat; -- used as an indication of military or naval service, or party allegiance, and in England as a part of the livery to indicate that the wearer is the servant of a military or naval officer.
Cockaded : Wearing a cockade.
Cock-a-hoop : Boastful; defiant; exulting. Also used adverbially.
Cockal : A game played with sheep's bones instead of dice ;; The bone used in playing the game; -- called also huckle bone.
Cockaleekie : A favorite soup in Scotland, made from a capon highly seasoned, and boiled with leeks and prunes.
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