Word: tripcocks
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: trip
cocks
Definition: Plural of tripcock. A train-mounted safety device which interacts with a trackside device to stop a train automatically if it passes a signal at danger (showing a red aspect).
Morphemes:
Affix: trip
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A trip-switch or cut-out.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: triper
Language: fro
Decoded: triper
Meaning: to hop or dance around, strike with the feet
Affix: cock
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Shuttlecock; send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock
Etymology Compounds: Affix: coque
Language: fro
Decoded: coque
Meaning: a type of small boat
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.