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| cold·cock [ kṓld kòk ] (past and past participle cold·cocked, present participle cold·cock·ing, 3rd person present singular cold·cocks) |
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knock somebody out: to knock somebody unconscious, especially with a blunt instrument
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slang
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| [Early 20th century. Probably < the idea of knocking somebody cold with a cock "faucet"] |
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