by cock

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by cock

  1. (archaic) A mild oath.
    Synonym: by cock and pie
    • 1914, Warwick Deeping, The King Behind the King, New York, N.Y.: McBride, Nast & Company, page 63:
      "By cock, you young ruffler, I can take blows better than words."

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