cockatoo
A cockatoo (1).
Meaning
Noun
- A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot.
- A lookout posted during a two-up game, when gambling was illegal.
Related
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Origin
- From Dutch kaketoe, borrowed from Malay kakaktua, kakatua. Spelling influenced by cock#Etymology_1.
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