acock

[uh-kok]

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adverb, adjective

cocked.

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Origin of acock

First recorded in 1840–50; a-¹ + cock²

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Historical Examples

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 Showell