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{{wiktionary|cock}}
'''Cock''' may refer to:
* [[Rooster]], a male chicken
* In ornithology, the male of any [[bird]]
* Cock, a colloquial word for a [[penis]]
In '''valves''':
* A type of [[tap (valve)|tap]], faucet or [[valve]]
* Steam cock, a drain valve on a [[steam engine]] cylinder
* [[Bibcock]], a small type of valve
* [[Sample cock]], a small valve fitted in breweries and other process industries to check the product during manufacture
* [[Stopcock]], a valve used to restrict or isolate the flow of a liquid or gas through a pipe
* [[Petcock]], a small valve, primarily for draining liquid or releasing pressure from a vessel
* [[Ballcock]], a mechanism for filling water tanks
In '''clocks''':
* A part of a [[clock]] or [[watch]] used to support an outrigger bearing for a gear or lever
* Balance cock, supports the [[balance wheel]] in a watch
* Fly cock, supports the fly on a [[bracket clock]]
* Back cock, supports the [[pendulum]] and pallet arbor
In '''other''':
* To cock, to prepare the [[Hammer (firearm)|hammer of a firearm]] for firing
* [[Shuttlecock]], a high-drag projectile used in the sport of badminton
* Cock, the NATO reporting name of the [[Antonov An-22]]
* A [[Cocktail]], a style of mixed drink
'''See also''':
* [[Cock (surname)]]
* [[Cocks (surname)]]
* [[Cockpit]], the area usually nearer the front of a piloted aircraft from which a pilot controls the aircraft.
* [[Caulking|Caulk]], a homophone in some North American dialects of English
* [[Woodcock (disambiguation)]]
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