From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Peacock \Pea"cock`\ (p[=e]"k[o^]k`), n. [OE. pecok. Pea- in this
word is from AS. pe['a], p[=a]wa, peacock, fr. L. pavo, prob.
of Oriental origin; cf. Gr. taw`s, taw^s, Per. t[=a]us,
t[=a]wus, Ar. t[=a]w[=u]s. See {Cock} the bird.]
1. (Zool.) The male of any pheasant of the genus {Pavo}, of
which at least two species are known, native of Southern
Asia and the East Indies.
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Note: The upper tail coverts, which are long and capable of
erection, are each marked with a black spot bordered by
concentric bands of brilliant blue, green, and golden
colors. The common domesticated species is {Pavo
cristatus}. The Javan peacock ({Pavo muticus}) is more
brilliantly colored than the common species.
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2. In common usage, the species in general or collectively; a
peafowl.
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{Peacock butterfly} (Zool.), a handsome European butterfly
({Hamadryas Io}) having ocelli like those of peacock.
{Peacock fish} (Zool.), the European blue-striped wrasse
({Labrus variegatus}); -- so called on account of its
brilliant colors. Called also {cook wrasse} and {cook}.
{Peacock pheasant} (Zool.), any one of several species of
handsome Asiatic pheasants of the genus {Polyplectron}.
They resemble the peacock in color.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Cook \Cook\ (k[=oo]k), v. i. [Of imitative origin.]
To make the noise of the cuckoo. [Obs. or R.]
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Constant cuckoos cook on every side. --The
Silkworms
(1599).
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Cook \Cook\ (k[oo^]k), v. t. [Etymol. unknown.]
To throw. [Prov.Eng.] "Cook me that ball." --Grose.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Cook \Cook\ (k[oo^]k), n. [AS. c[=o]c, fr. L. cocus, coquus,
coquus, fr. coquere to cook; akin to Gr. pe`ptein, Skr. pac,
and to E. apricot, biscuit, concoct, dyspepsia, precocious.
Cf. {Pumpkin}.]
1. One whose occupation is to prepare food for the table; one
who dresses or cooks meat or vegetables for eating.
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2. (Zool.) A fish, the European striped wrasse.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Cook \Cook\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cooked} (k[oo^]kt); p. pr &
vb. n. {Cooking}.]
1. To prepare, as food, by boiling, roasting, baking,
broiling, etc.; to make suitable for eating, by the agency
of fire or heat.
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2. To concoct or prepare; hence, to tamper with or alter; to
garble; -- often with up; as, to cook up a story; to cook
an account. [Colloq.]
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They all of them receive the same advices from
abroad, and very often in the same words; but their
way of cooking it is so different. --Addison.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Cook \Cook\ (k[oo^]k), v. i.
To prepare food for the table.
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