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Cocking may refer to: Cocking affair, an attempt in 1941 by Georgia governor Eugene Talmadge to exert direct control over the state's educational system Cocking handle, a device on a firearm that results in the hammer or striker being cocked or moved to the ready position Cocking, West Sussex, a village, parish, and civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England Cocking-cloth, a device used for catching pheasants Cocking (surname)
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