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COCKSURE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Word History. Etymology. probably from cock entry 1 + sure. First Known Use ... Kids Definition. cocksure. adjective. cock·sure ˈkäk-ˈshu̇(ə)r. 1. : perfectly ...
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COCKSURE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
Cocksure definition: perfectly sure ... cocksureness noun. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of cocksure. First recorded in 1510–20; cock + sure.
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cocksure, adj. & adv. meanings, etymology and more
OED's earliest evidence for cocksure is from 1520, in the writing of R. Whittington. cocksure is formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cock n.1, ...
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cock-sure
cock-sure, a. (adv.) (kɒkˈʃʊə(r)) [According to the regular force of similar formations, e.g. stone-deaf, clay-cold, dog-sick, dirt-cheap, coal-black, etc., the sense ought to be ‘as sure as a cock’. The conjecture that there is some allusion to cockish, cocky, with reference to ‘pert self-confidenc...
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COCKSURE definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
Someone who is cocksure is so confident and sure of their abilities that they annoy other people. ... cock1 + sure. COBUILD frequency band. cocksure in American ...
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COCKSURE Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words
Synonyms for COCKSURE: cocky, wise, impudent, insolent, brazen, bold, fresh, brash; Antonyms of COCKSURE: timid, meek, humble, shy, modest, polite, proper, ...
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The Certainty of Man
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Sydney Ayres as Fred, a cock-sure deputy sheriff
Charles Morrison as Davis, the Sheriff
Jack Richardson as Allen, the Geologist
Harry von Meter
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Cocksure - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
adjective marked by excessive confidence “an arrogant and cocksure materialist” synonyms: overconfident, positive confident having or marked by confidence or ...
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COCKSURE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
COCKSURE meaning: 1. too confident, in a way that is slightly unpleasant or rude: 2. too confident, in a way that is…. Learn more.
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The Origin of Cocksure: From Past to Present - Wordpandit
The term “cocksure” emerged in English during the late Middle Ages, with its earliest recorded use dating back to the 16th century. Originally, “cock” was used ...
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Cocksure - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
Origin and history of cocksure. cocksure(adj.) also cock-sure, 1510s, "certain, confident," from cock (n.1) + sure (adj.). Probably "as assured as a cock.
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cocksure | definition for kids - Wordsmyth Children's Dictionary
cock·sure. cocksure. pronunciation: kak shuhr [or] kak shur. part of speech: · adjective · definition 1: absolutely sure; having perfect confidence. synonyms ...
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▪ I. hen, n. (hɛn) Forms: 1 hen(n, hæn(n, 2–5 henn, 3–7 henne, (5 hene), 3– hen. [OE. hęnn str. f., corresp. to OLG. *hęnna (MDu. henne, Du. hen), OHG. hęnna (Ger. henne):—WGer. *hannja, deriv. of hano, OE. hana cock.] 1. a. The female of the common domestic or barn-door fowl, the male of which is t...
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Dead Man's Plack
Hudson, who stated that he disliked Freeman "because he was so infernally cock-sure, so convinced that he and he alone had the power of distinguishing
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Peter Hawker
McKelvie, in a forward to the 1988 edition of the diary, found Hawker's personality "unattractive" and observed that he "appears unacceptably self-absorbed, cock-sure
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