Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fight cocum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fight- -cocum
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be wily and cautious.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"So Tim didn't fight cocum enough, and was grabbed."
"I have got the Yacks, so do not come it. Fight cocum."

Etymology

Hotten (see References) suggests that cocum might be related to the Scottish keek (“peep or pry”).

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

fights cocum (present, singular) fighting cocum (participle, present) fought cocum (participle, past) fought cocum (past)

Questions

What does fight cocum mean?: To be wily and cautious.
Where does fight cocum come from?: Hotten (see References) suggests that cocum might be related to the Scottish keek (“peep or pry”).

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