Cocker

Cocker
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. [1913 Webster]

Cocker thy child and he shall make thee afraid. --Ecclesiasticus xxx. 9. [1913 Webster]

Poor folks cannot afford to cocker themselves up. --J. Ingelow. [1913 Webster]


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  • Cocker — may mean: Cocker Spaniel, a dog River Cocker, Cumbria, a river in the English county of Cumbria River Cocker (Lancashire), a river in the English county of Lancashire Edward Cocker (1631 1676), English engraver, who also taught writing and… …   Wikipedia

  • cocker — [ kɔkɛr ] n. m. • 1863; mot angl., de cocking « chasse à la bécasse » ♦ Petit chien de chasse, à longues oreilles tombantes. Cocker anglais, américain. Des oreilles de cocker. ● cocker nom masculin (anglais cocker, de cocking, chasse à la… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Cocker — ist der Cocker (Derwent), Nebenfluss des River Derwent (Cumbria) im englischen Lake District die Kurzbezeichnung für die Hunderasse English Cocker Spaniel Cocker ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Edward Cocker (1631–1672), englischer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Cocker —   [ kɔkə],    1) Edward, englischer Rechen und Schreiblehrer, * Ende 1631, ✝ 1675; wirkte um 1660 in London, später in Northampton. Die 1678 von John Hawkins aus seinem Nachlass herausgegebene »Arithmetick« war dem »Tutor to Arithmetick« (1664)… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • cocker — CÓCKER s.m. Rasă de câini de vânătoare cu părul şi cu urechile foarte lungi. [Scris şi cocher. / < engl. cocker]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 19.12.2004. Sursa: DN …   Dicționar Român

  • cocker — cocker1 [käk′ər] n. 1. COCKER SPANIEL 2. a person who breeds or trains fighting cocks cocker2 [käk′ər] vt. [ME cokeren < ?] to coddle; pamper cocker3 [käk′ər] n. Slang a man, esp. an old one …   English World dictionary

  • Cocker — Cock er, n. [From {Cock} the bird.] 1. One given to cockfighting. [Obs.] Steele. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A small dog of the spaniel kind, used for starting up woodcocks, etc. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cocker — Cocker, Fluß in der englischen Grafschaft Cumberland, bildet einige Seen, darunter den Buttermere Lake, mündet bei Cockermont in den Derwent …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Cocker — engl. Fluß in der Grafschaft Cumberland, Nebenfluß des Derwent …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

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