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Chokehold
- noun - a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind; "he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled"
- complete power over a person or situation; "corporations have a stranglehold on the media"; "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public"
Cockaigne
- noun - (Middle Ages) an imaginary land of luxury and idleness
Cockamamy
- adjective - ludicrous, foolish;
Cockateel
- noun - small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head
Cockatiel
- noun - small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head
Cockatoos
- noun - white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds
Cockcroft
- noun - British physicist who (with Ernest Walton in 1931) first split an atom (1897-1967)
Cockcrows
- noun - the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"
Cockerels
- noun - a young domestic cock; not older than one year
Cockering
- verb - treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"