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acock
[ uh-kok ]
/ əˈkɒk /
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adverb, adjective
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How to use acock in a sentence
Acock's Green, a few years back only a little village, is fast becoming a thriving suburban town.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellMaurice is the first to finish, standing a moment to light his pipe, his hat acock; then he is gone.
The Woman Who Toils|Mrs. John Van Vorst and Marie Van VorstJohnny obediently waited; but he wanted to see, so he sat up on his hind legs with eyes agog and ears acock.
Johnny Bear|E. T. Seton"Prelude in G flat," breathed Major N—— tensely, as he waited with eye alight and ear acock for the next notes.
To Kiel in the 'Hercules'|Lewis R. Freeman