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1913
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Cockeye
Cock′eyeˊ
,
Noun.
[From
cock
to turn up.]
A squinting eye.
Forby.
Cock′eyeˊ
,
Noun.
(Mach.)
The socket in the ball of a millstone, which sits on the cockhead.
Definition
2024
cockeye
cockeye
English
Noun
cockeye
(
plural
cockeyes
)
A
squinting
eye
.
(Can we find and add a quotation of Forby to this entry?)
(
engineering
)
The
socket
in the
ball
of a
millstone
, which sits on the
****
.
Etymology
cock
+
eye
. See
cock
(
“
to turn up
”
)
.
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