Word | cockalorum |
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Definition | n. A self-important little man. |
Sentence | Billy the Bloodhound...preened himself before the gaping crowd—the little czar, the Pooh-Bah, the high-cockalorum of the Sessions. |
Source | “The Bloodhound,” Stories to Remember, p.137 |
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