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cold-cock
[ kohld-kok ]
verb (used with object)
, Slang.
- to knock (someone) unconscious, as with the fist.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cold-cock1
First recorded in 1925–30
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Example Sentences
The cold cock must fly in his haste, spread himself on his streaming plumes, and sail into the wood's security.
From Project Gutenberg
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