acock en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /əˈkɒk/
Etymology
Etymology tree English a- Proto-Germanic *keukô Proto-Germanic *kukkaz Proto-West Germanic *kokk Old English cocc Middle English cok English cock English acock From a- + cock.
Meanings
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In a cocked or turned-up fashion.
He gave a sharp whistle, the Bear stopped every move, and, as he stood with ears acock, the man fired at his head.
1900, Ernest Thompson Seton, The Biography of a Grizzly: And 75 Drawings, page 85:
- Defiantly.