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acock (iou) and tomalley (iou)


acock (iou)



acock adverb & pred. adjective. E19.
[from A-2 + COCK noun1 or verb1.]
Turned upward; cocked.
fig.: J. Fowles What had really knocked him a-cock was Mary's innocence.

tomalley (iou)



tomalley noun. Chiefly N. Amer. Also taumaly. M17.
[French taumalin from Carib taumali.]
The liver (hepatopancreas) of the lobster, which makes a green sauce when cooked.