Part 2060

<i>Nares.</i>

<blockquote>A little transverse bone Which boys and bruckeled children call (Playing for points and pins) <b>cockal</b>. <i>Herrick.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Cockaleekie</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Cock`a*leek"ie</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <ets>cock</ets> + <ets>leek</ets>.]</ety> <def>A favorite soup in Scotland, made from a capon highly seasoned, and boiled with leeks and prunes.</def>

<h1>Cockamaroo</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Cock`a*ma*roo"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The Russian variety of bagatelle.</def>

<h1>Cockateel</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Cock"a*teel</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An Australian parrot (<spn>Calopsitta Nov\'91-Hollandi\'91</spn>); -- so called from its note.</def>

<h1>Cockatoo</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Cock`a*too</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Malayan <ets>kakat\'d4a</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A bird of the Parrot family, of the subfamily <spn>Cacatuin\'91</spn>, having a short, strong, and much curved beak, and the head ornamented with a crest, which can be raised or depressed at will. There are several genera and many species; as the broad-crested (<spn>Plictolophus, &or; Cacatua, cristatus</spn>), the sulphur-crested (<spn>P. galeritus</spn>), etc. The palm or great black cockatoo of Australia is <spn>Microglossus aterrimus</spn>.

Cock"a*trice</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>cocatrice</ets> crocodile, F. <ets>cocatrix</ets>, <ets>cocatrice</ets>. The word is a corruption from the same source as E. <ets>crocodile</ets>, but was confused with <ets>cock</ets> the bird, F. <ets>coq</ets>, whence arose the fable that the animal was produced from a <ets>cock's</ets> egg. See <er>Crocodile</er>.]</ety>

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<p><b>1.</b> <def>A fabulous serpent whose breath and look were said to be fatal. See <er>Basilisk</er>.</def>

<blockquote>That bare vowel, I, shall poison more Than the death-darting eye of <b>cockatrice</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A representation of this serpent. It has the head, wings, and legs of a bird, and tail of a serpent.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Script.)</fld> <def>A venomous serpent which which cannot now be identified.</def>

<blockquote>The weaned child shall put his hand on the <b>cockatrice's</b> <note>[Rev. Ver. <b>basilisk's</b>]</note> den. <i>Is. xi. 8.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Any venomous or deadly thing.</def>

<blockquote>This little <b>cockatrice</b> of a king. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Cockbill</h1> <Xpage=273>

<hw>Cock"bill</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Cock</er> to set erect.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To tilt up one end of so as to make almost vertical; <as>as, to <ex>cockbill</ex> the yards as a sign of mourning</as>.</def>

<cs><col>To cockbill the anchor</col>, <cd>to suspend it from the cathead preparatory to letting it go. See <er>Acockbill</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Cockboat</h1> <Xpage=273>

<hw>Cock"boat`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Cock</er> a boat.]</ety> <def>A small boat, esp. one used on rivers or near the shore.</def>

<h1>Cock-brained</h1> <Xpage=273>

<hw>Cock"-brained`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Giddy; rash.</def>

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Cockchafer</h1> <Xpage=273>