Cocker \Cock"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cockered; p. pr. & vb.
n. Cockering.] [OE. cokeren; cf. W. cocru to indulge,
fondle, E. cock the bird, F. coqueliner to dandle (Cotgrave),
to imitate the crow of a cock, to run after the girls, and E.
cockle, v.]
To treat with too great tenderness; to fondle; to indulge; to
pamper.
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Cocker thy child and he shall make thee afraid.
--Ecclesiasticus
xxx. 9.
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Poor folks cannot afford to cocker themselves up. --J.
Ingelow.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Cocker \Cock"er\, n. [From Cock the bird.]
1. One given to cockfighting. [Obs.] --Steele.
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2. (Zool.) A small dog of the spaniel kind, used for starting
up woodcocks, etc.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Cocker \Cock"er\, n. [OE. coker qyiver, boot, AS. cocer quiver;
akin to G. k["o]cher quiver, and perh. originally meaning
receptacle, holder. Cf. Quiver (for arrows).]
A rustic high shoe or half-boots. [Obs.] --Drayton.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
cocker
n : a small breed with a wavy silky hair originally developed in
England [syn: cocker spaniel, English cocker spaniel]
v : treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper
the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
[syn: pamper, featherbed, cosset, baby, coddle,
mollycoddle, spoil, indulge]
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