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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From cock + head; see cock (“penis (slang)”). Compare dickhead.
Noun
cockhead (plural cockheads)
- (vulgar, slang) The glans penis.
2003, Matt Bernstein Sycamore, Pulling Taffy, page 64:He says oh that feels great, could you squeeze a bit harder on my cockhead?
- (vulgar, slang, derogatory, offensive, synecdochically) Dickhead, a term of abuse.
2003, Jerzy N. Kosinski, The Devil Tree: A Novel, page 89:I'm star material, you cockhead. Just look at me!
Etymology 2
From cock + head; see cock (“turn upward”).
Noun
cockhead (plural cockheads)
- (engineering) The rounded or pointed top of a grinding mill spindle, forming a pivot on which the stone is balanced.