different between cocking vs socking

cocking

English

Etymology

From cock (“a male bird, esp. a rooster; many derivatives, incl. penis”) + -ing (forming participles)

Verb

cocking

present participle of cock

Noun

cocking (countable and uncountable, plural cockings)

(archaic) The hunting of gamecocks.
(obsolete) Cockfighting.
- 1792, The European Magazine, and London Review (volume 21, page 313)
  Thus circumstanced, he became the avowed companion of sharpers and gamblers, attended cockings and races […]

Derived terms

cocker, cocker spaniel

Adjective

cocking (not comparable)

(vulgar) offensive or worthless

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socking

English

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /?s?k??/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?s?k??/
Hyphenation: sock?ing

Verb

socking

present participle of sock

Adverb

socking (not comparable)

(Britain) very, extremely

Usage notes

This adverb is chiefly used with great; usage with other adjectives (big, huge, enormous, fat) is much more limited, and is in any case restricted to the semantic field of “big”.

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