अंग्रेजी अंग्रेजी शब्दकोश

A small concial pile of hay.

Boastful; defiant; exulting. Also used adverbially.

Giddy; rash.

See Lumpfish.

A badge, usually in the form of a rosette, or knot, and generally worn upon the hat; -- used as an indication of military or naval service, or party allegiance, and in England as a part of the livery to indicate that the wearer is the servant of a military or naval officer.

Wearing a cockade.

A game played with sheep's bones instead of dice

The bone used in playing the game; -- called also huckle bone.

A favorite soup in Scotland, made from a capon highly seasoned, and boiled with leeks and prunes.

The Russian variety of bagatelle.

An Australian parrot (Calopsitta Novae-Hollandiae); -- so called from its note.

A bird of the Parrot family, of the subfamily Cacatuinae, having a short, strong, and much curved beak, and the head ornamented with a crest, which can be raised or depressed at will. There are several genera and many species; as the broad-crested (Plictolophus, / Cacatua, cristatus), the sulphur-crested (P. galeritus), etc. The palm or great black cockatoo of Australia is Microglossus aterrimus.

Any venomous or deadly thing.

A venomous serpent which which cannot now be identified.

A representation of this serpent. It has the head, wings, and legs of a bird, and tail of a serpent.

A fabulous serpent whose breath and look were said to be fatal. See Basilisk.

To tilt up one end of so as to make almost vertical; as, to cockbill the yards as a sign of mourning.

A small boat, esp. one used on rivers or near the shore.

A beetle of the genus Melolontha (esp. M. vulgaris) and allied genera; -- called also May bug, chafer, or dorbeetle.

Alt. of Cockcrowing