Cock

Cock may refer to:

Ornithology

• the male of most species of bird, but especially
  • A Rooster or cockerel, the male of the domestic fowl or chicken, Gallus domesticus
• The English name of several species of bird incorporates the word cock, such as
  • Blackcock (black grouse or blackgame), Tetrao tetrix
  • Woodcock (Scolopax rusticula)
• Some of these are local names merely, as
  • A Heather cock, Mountain Cock or Cock of the Woods is a male capercaillie or Wood-grouse (Tetrao urogallus).
  • A cock o' the north is a Brambling, or Mountain Finch (Fringilla montifringilla).

Valves

• A type of tap, faucet or valve
• Steam cock, a drain valve on a steam engine cylinder
• Bibcock, a small type of valve
• Stopcock, a valve used to restrict or isolate the flow of a liquid or gas through a pipe
• Petcock, a small valve, primarily for draining liquid or releasing pressure from a vessel
• Ballcock, a mechanism for filling water tanks

Clocks

• A part of a clock or watch used to support an outrigger bearing for a gear or lever
• Balance cock, supports the balance wheel in a watch
• Fly cock, supports the fly on a bracket clock
• Back cock, supports the pendulum and pallet arbor

Other

• Cockfight, birds being made to fight for the entertainment of humans
• Cock, a colloquial vulgarism for "penis"
• Shuttlecock, a high-drag projectile used in the sport of badminton
• Cock, the NATO reporting name of the Antonov An-22
• A cocktail, a style of mixed drink
• Cock (surname)

See also

• Cocks (surname)
• Cox (disambiguation) - with a variety of meanings
• Cockpit, originally an arena in which fighting cocks were put to fight; now small areas in boats, planes and other vehicles from which pilots may control them
• Caulking, or caulk
• Coq, an application used in computer science
• Coque (disambiguation)
• KoC (disambiguation), an acronym
• Koç, a surname
• Woodcock (disambiguation)