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Corking vs Cocking - What's the difference?

corking | cocking |

As verbs the difference between corking and cocking

is that corking is present participle of cork while cocking is present participle of lang=en.

As adjectives the difference between corking and cocking

is that corking is splendid, enjoyable, bang-up while cocking is offensive or worthless.

As nouns the difference between corking and cocking

is that corking is the formation of white, cork-like striations on a jalapeño pepper while cocking is the hunting of gamecocks.

corking

English

Verb

(head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (informal) splendid, enjoyable, bang-up

    • Derived terms

    * corkingly

    Noun

    (-)
  • The formation of white, cork-like striations on a pepper.

    • Anagrams

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    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."