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cock-eyed adj. Reduced by drink to viewing the room with two competing lines of sight. Berlyn was cock-eyed and missed the obvious handle twice. cock-feathered adj. Drunk, with the result that balance depends on whichever way the head is currently tilting. Wilisha arrived cock-feathered, correcting each staircase step with a separate shoulder. cock-fightinged adj. Drunk and treating every small disagreement as a sporting proposition. Laylanie became cock-fightinged when the crisps were moved. cock-holstered adj. Drunk to the point where every unsuitable container appears designed for the purpose. cock-horsed adj. Drunk beyond the age at which riding an imaginary hobby-horse through the pub seems unreasonable. Marisella got cock-horsed and rode the bar stool round the snug. cock-knockered adj. Drunk, with the result that your company becomes annoying enough to alter the pub's seating plan. Lamees got cock-knockered and found the regulars suddenly needed the other end of the bar. cock-of-the-rocked adj. Drunk to the extent of displaying tropical plumage in the snug and expecting suitable admiration. Blaire got cock-of-the-rocked and strutted between the tables beneath the strip lighting. cock-padled adj. Drunk on the strength of a Scottish fish and inclined to regard the bar as suitable water. Saidy went cock-padled and attempted to swim across the carpet to the settle. cock-pitted adj. Drunk since last orders, and confined to a small enclosure where every coat invites combat. Deonda got cock-pitted and challenged the coat rack before leaving the pub. cock-ringed adj. Drunk since last orders, and still maintaining one narrow point with remarkable, misplaced confidence. Rodin got cock-ringed and defended the broken tap as an intentional pressure-control device. cock-robin shopped adj. Drunk by the third round, and operating a disreputable little print shop from the end of the bar. Dawnte became cock-robin shopped and issued handwritten notices about the evening's proceedings. cock-robinned adj. Drunk since last orders, and chirping brightly at people who have plainly gone home. Noeme was cock-robinned, singing cheerfully to the empty chair beside her. cock-rocked adj. Softened by drink into a loud domestic performance, all swagger gone by the time the dishes are done. Faraz grew cock-rocked and performed the washing-up as though addressing a stadium. cock-shut-timed adj. Having drunk more than twilight permits, with daylight now a matter of scholarly conjecture. Armita became cock-shut-timed and consulted the dark window as evidence of a much later hour. cock-socketed adj. Softened by drink into a person who mistakes repeated penetration for a respectable social itinerary. Zykeriya became cock-socketed and treated the guest list as a programme of personal appointments. cock-sparrowed adj. Still drunk, and hopping from one conversation to another without finishing either. Victorria remained cock-sparrowed, pecking at the bar snacks and interrupting the quiz.