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Cockling vs Cackling - What's the difference?

cockling | cackling |

As verbs the difference between cockling and cackling

is that cockling is while cackling is .

As nouns the difference between cockling and cackling

is that cockling is a young, small, or immature cock while cackling is a sound that cackles.

cockling

English

Etymology 1

From .

Verb

(head)

    • Etymology 2

    From .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A young, small, or immature cock.
  • *1725 , Sir Philip Sidney, The works of the Honourable Sir Philip Sidney :
    • These cocklings cocker'd we bewail too late, When that we see our off-spring gaily bent, Women manwood, and men effeminate.
  • *1858 , The Knickerbocker: or, New-York monthly magazine - Volume 54 - Page 521:
    • Take warning in time, cocklings ; look sharp — but not in this direction, if you please.'
  • *1920 , The Pennsylvania magazine of history and biography - Volume 44 - Page 74:
    • 'That ere our pretty Cocklings learn to crow, To pamper Lust they must to Market go?

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    cackling

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sound that cackles.

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