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cockscomb

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Noun

  1. A fleshy red crest of a rooster
  2. A red cap once worn by court jesters
  3. A yellow rattle, Rhinanthus minor (flowering plant native to Eurasia)
  4. An annual garden plant (Celosia argentea var. cristata, syn. Celosia cristata), having showy red clusters of flowers
  5. A conceited dandy
  6. A serrated cleat once fitted to the yards of a square-rigged ship and used when the sail was being reefed

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