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  - cockeyed
  - cockfighting
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  - cocklebur
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  - cocksure
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cockscomb

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cockscomb/ˈkɒkskəʊm/

▶noun

1 the crest or comb of a domestic cock.

2 (also coxcomb) a tropical plant with a crest of tiny yellow, orange, or red flowers, grown as a pot plant. [Celosia cristata.]

3 a brightly coloured orchid related to the coralroots, native to southern North America. [Genus Hexalectris.]

'cockscomb' also found in these Oxford entries:

coralroot - coxcomb

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