From Middle English pilkoc, equivalent to an uncertain prefix + cock. Compare the earlier surname Pylcock etc., as well as pillock, Scots pillie ("a penis"), Jutland regional Danish piller and pillerkok, and regional Norwegian pill ("a penis").
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