cocking noun 3adjective 1forms 1 noun3 •A boastful tilt; the act of cocking something. •(no longer used) Cockfighting.Thus circumstanced, he became the avowed companion of sharpers and gamblers, attended cockings and races […] — 1792 •(no longer used) The hunting of gamecocks. adjective1 •(vulgar) Offensive or worthless"Son of a cocking bastard." — 2000 formscockings