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cold-cock

[ kohld-kok ]
/ ˈkoʊldˌkɒk /
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verb (used with object) Slang.
to knock (someone) unconscious, as with the fist.
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Origin of cold-cock

First recorded in 1925–30
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How to use cold-cock in a sentence

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

    The White Peacock|D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
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