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Cocking vs Socking - What's the difference?

cocking | socking |

As verbs the difference between cocking and socking

is that cocking is present participle of lang=en while socking is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun cocking

is the hunting of gamecocks.

As an adjective cocking

is offensive or worthless.

cocking

English

Verb

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    • 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."

    socking

    English

    Verb

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