cockhead

English

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Etymology 1

From cock +‎ head; see cock (“penis (slang)”). Compare dickhead.

Noun

cockhead (plural cockheads)

1. (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?

2. (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)

1. (engineering) The rounded or pointed top of a grinding mill spindle, forming a pivot on which the stone is balanced.

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