cold-cock

[ kohld-kok ]

verb (used with object)Slang.
  1. to knock (someone) unconscious, as with the fist.

Origin of cold-cock

1
First recorded in 1925–30

Words Nearby cold-cock

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How to use cold-cock in a sentence

  • The cold cock must fly in his haste, spread himself on his streaming plumes, and sail into the wood's security.

    The White Peacock | D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence