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

While selling you the All-American Club, it’s giving Ukrainians the Cold-Cock Combo by refusing to cut loose its 446 Russian franchises.

From Washington Post