Refers to the condition of a book; the spine is no longer straight and appears crooked or twisted. Also known as spine lean. See Example

If, when looking down on the head of a book, the corners are not square it is said to be cocked or rolled. Also known as a spine slant. (Note: cocking can also involve a book’s spine being slightly twisted or non-vertical at either end that is not severe enough to cause spine slant.)

to “cock” a rifle means to draw back the hammer to prepare it for firing.

A slant to the spine of the book, causing the book to be out of square, usually caused by either reading the book, or stacking cases of beer on it.

A serious binding defect in which the spine of a book is angled or twisted in a way that prevents the boards from lining up evenly with each other. Click here to see an example, courtesy of Abebooks.c [..]

Also shelf-cocked. A condition resulting from storing a book on a shelf so that it leans and rests against its neighbor or the side of a bookcase. Gravity deforms the book binding. Cocked also refers [..]

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