cold-cock

[ kohld-kok ]

verb (used with object)

, Slang.

1. to knock (someone) unconscious, as with the fist.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cold-cock¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

The cold cock must fly in his haste, spread himself on his streaming plumes, and sail into the wood's security.

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