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coldcock

cold·cock [ kṓld kòk ] (past and past participle cold·cocked, present participle cold·cock·ing, 3rd person present singular cold·cocks)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
knock somebody out: to knock somebody unconscious, especially with a blunt instrument ( slang )

[Early 20th century. Probably < the idea of knocking somebody cold with a cock "faucet"]
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