cockscomb
[ koks-kohm ]
/ ˈkɒksˌkoʊm /
noun
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cock of the walk, cock of the woods, cockpit, cockroach, cock rock, cockscomb, cock's-foot, cockshot, cockshut, cockshy, cockspur
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British Dictionary definitions for cockscomb
cockscomb
coxcomb
/ (ˈkɒksˌkəʊm) /
noun
the comb of a domestic cock
an amaranthaceous garden or pot plant, Celosia cristata, with yellow, crimson, or purple feathery plumelike flowers in a broad spike resembling the comb of a cock
any similar species of Celosia
informal a conceited dandy
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