noun
- An eye that is turned inward or outward; a squinting or crossed eye.
Usage: informal; often used in the phrase 'cock-eyed' as an adjective
Examples
- He was born with a slight cockeye that required corrective surgery.
- The old portrait showed a man with a pronounced cockeye.
- She had a cockeye from a childhood injury.
- The condition of having a cockeye is medically known as strabismus.