He was like the cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow. From LearnThat.org. [George Eliot, Source: Adam Bede, 1859]
All tam show off lak a cock-grouse in mating-time. From Wordnik.com. [The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest] Reference
"They'd certainly be called cock-eyes," said Barrington Erle. From Wordnik.com. [The Eustace Diamonds] Reference
The elegant crested bird called cock-of-the-rock, admirably described by. From Wordnik.com. [Wanderings in South America] Reference
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