Cockeye
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cockeye is a noun meaning An eye affected by strabismus.
Meaning
An eye affected by strabismus.
More Meanings
- (engineering) The socket in the ball of a millstone, which sits on the cockhead.
Example Sentences
“Fine day, gents,” said he, focusing his cockeye.
His cockeye ogled the pile of food sitting on the table. “Delicious!” he said with glee. The cockeyed cricket licked his lips […]
As flies swarmed around a nearby outhouse, Molly B eyed him for a moment, looking him up and down with a cockeye that seemed to have a life of its own.
The next time I saw Dave, he'd joined Deep Purple and had just got back from Sweden, where the band had sent their new lead singer to have his cock-eye straightened.
Word Forms
- cockeyes
- cock-eye
- cock eye
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cock-eye, oculus, bullseye, eyecorner, ocellation, cyclophoria.
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