Cocking a snook

Posted by Fred on March 01, 2003

"...[the Oxford Union's] support for Amercia was just a way of cocking
a snook at the French." (New York Times, 2/28/3)
How do you get from "cocking" and "snook" to "thumbing your nose"?

• cocking a snook R. Berg 03/02/03
  • Cocking a snook TheFallen 03/03/03
    • cocking a snook Lewis 03/03/03
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