cold cock

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cold cock

noun cold cocks · coldcock · cold-cock

slang A small heavy object used to give additional force to a punch or other blow of the hand. I had my hand on the lead cold cock and I knew it would not be enough. "Give this man a beer, Sport," […]. I hit him on the temple with the cold cock.

verb cold cocks · cold cocking · cold cocked · coldcock · cold-cock

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@misc{cold_cock_2026,
  title = {cold cock},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cold%20cock},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}