cocking

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of cock

noun

1. (archaic, countable, uncountable)The hunting of gamecocks.
2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)Cockfighting.

   “Thus circumstanced, he became the avowed companion of sharpers and gamblers, attended cockings and races […]”

adj

1. (not-comparable, vulgar)Offensive or worthless

   “"Son of a cocking bastard."”

name

1. (countable, uncountable)A village and civil parish in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU8717).
2. (countable, uncountable)A habitational surname from Old English.