Cock

Cock

1. An adult male chicken; a rooster. The cock will crow loudly in the morning.
2. An adult male of various other birds. The peacock is the male, the peahen is the female.
3. To set the hammer of a firearm in a position ready for firing. He cocked the pistol as the bank robber came into the bank.

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Shown is a cock (male chicken)