Cocker
Pronunciation : Cock"er
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [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.]
Definition : Defn: Th treat with too great tenderness; to fondle; to indulge; to pamper. Cocker thy child and he shall make thee afraid. Ecclesiasticus xxx. 9. Poor folks cannot afford to cocker themselves up. J. Ingelow.
t. [imp. & p. p. Cockered; p. pr. & vb. n. Cockering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Cock"er
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [From Cock the bird.]
Definition : 1. One given to cockfighting. [Obs.] Steele.
2. (Zo?l.)
Defn: A small dog of the spaniel kind, used for starting up woodcocks, etc.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Cock"er
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. coker qyiver, boot, AS. cocer quiver; akin to G. k?cher quiver, and perh. originally meaning receptacle, holder. Cf. Quiver (for arrows).]
Definition : Defn: A rustic high shoe or half-boots. [Obs.] Drayton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913