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/kok"uy'/, n., pl. cockeyes.an eye that squints or is affected with strabismus.[1815-25; COCK2 (v.) + EYE]
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Cockeye — Cock eye , n. [From cock to turn up.] A squinting eye. Forby. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cockeye — Cock eye , n. (Mach.) The socket in the ball of a millstone, which sits on the cockhead. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cockeye — [käk′ī΄] n. [ COCK1, vi. + EYE] a squinting eye … English World dictionary
cockeye — I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: cock (III) + eye 1. : a squinting eye : strabismus 2. : cockeye pilot II. noun … Useful english dictionary
cockeye bob — noun also cockeyed bob Etymology: probably modification of native name in Australia Australia : a sudden violent storm a cockeye bob roared out of the north and tore the front veranda off Xavier Herbert * * * cockeye bob or cockeyed bob noun ( … Useful english dictionary
cockeye pilot — vištakė vienuolžuvė statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Abudefduf saxatilis angl. cockeye pilot; sergeant major rus. обыкновенный абудефдуф ryšiai: platesnis terminas – havajinės vienuolžuvės … Žuvų pavadinimų žodynas
cockeye — noun Date: circa 1825 a squinting eye … New Collegiate Dictionary
cockeye — cock·eye käk ī, .ī n a squinting eye … Medical dictionary
cockeye — n. eye that squints … English contemporary dictionary
cockeye — cock•eye [[t]ˈkɒkˌaɪ[/t]] n. pl. eyes a squinting eye • Etymology: 1815–25 … From formal English to slang
