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Cocking vs Cooling - What's the difference?

cocking | cooling |

As verbs the difference between cocking and cooling

is that cocking is while cooling is .

As nouns the difference between cocking and cooling

is that cocking is (archaic) the hunting of gamecocks while cooling is a decrease in temperature.

As adjectives the difference between cocking and cooling

is that cocking is (vulgar) offensive or worthless while cooling is that cools.

cocking

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

  • (archaic) The hunting of gamecocks.
  • (obsolete) Cockfighting.
  • * 1792 , The European Magazine, and London Review (volume 21, page 313)
    • Thus circumstanced, he became the avowed companion of sharpers and gamblers, attended cockings and races

    Derived terms

    * cocker, cocker spaniel

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (vulgar) offensive or worthless
  • * 2000 , Neil Kurtzman, Doing Nothing (page 180)
    • "Son of a cocking bastard."

    cooling

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • a decrease in temperature
  • refrigeration

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • that cools

    • Derived terms

    * cooling board * cooling curve * cooling-off period * cooling pond * cooling rack * cooling tower