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chocker | cocker |

As an adjective chocker

is (informal) tightly packed, especially with people.

As a noun cocker is

(dated) one who breeds gamecocks or arranges cockfights or cocker can be a rustic high shoe, half-boots or cocker can be (uk|informal) friend, mate.

As a verb cocker is

to make a nestle-cock of; to indulge or pamper (particularly of children).

chocker

English

Alternative forms

* chockers

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (informal) Tightly packed, especially with people.
  • * 1947, Charles Brasch, Landfall , Caxton Press, Page 492
    • The place was absolutely packed. It was chocker .
  • * 2001, Brian Thacker, Rule No.5 - No Sex on the Bus: Confessions of a tour leader , Allen & Unwin, Page 143
    • The largest of these service chains in Italy is Agip, and these mini-cities in the middle of nowhere are always absolutely chocker with people. Half of Italy must be in these places at any one time.
  • * 2003, Phillip Scott, Gay Resort Murder Shock , Alyson Publishing, Page 155
    • He briskly flicked through the catalogue. "And this seemingly innocent museum is chocker with old airplane parts!"
  • * 2005, Rachael Weiss and Julie Adams, Are We There Yet?: Rach and Jules take to the open road , Allen & Unwin, Page 209
    • Australia is chocker with beaches strait from paradise, and Terrigal is a beach holiday mecca? I'm gobsmacked.
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    cocker

    English

    Etymology 1

    From

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dated) One who breeds gamecocks or arranges cockfights.
  • (dated) One who hunts gamecocks.
  • # (colloquial) A cocker spaniel, either of two breeds of dogs originally bred for hunting gamecocks.

    • Derived terms

    * cocker spaniel

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) coker "a quiver, boot" from (etyl) cocer "quiver, case" from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rustic high shoe, half-boots

    • Etymology 3

    Origin uncertain. Perhaps (etyl) cokeren; compare (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, informal) Friend, mate.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year = 1993 , first = Arnold , last = Wesker , authorlink = Arnold Wesker , title = Bluey , passage = I been to see 'im. Not pretty. Ward sister tell me 'e'll be alright but not for a while yet. Concussion. Bloody 'ell! Lucky 'e wasn't killed, lump of lead like that. Lucky for you too, cocker ... }}
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year = 2004 , first = Sue , last = Townsend , authorlink = Sue Townsend , title = Adrian Mole and The Weapons of Mass Destruction , isbn = 9780718146900 , page = 361 , passage = He said, 'Not my cup of Darjeeling, cocker . I've been more intellectually challenged at a kiddies' swimming gala.' }}
    Synonyms
    * See
    Derived terms
    * old cocker

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a nestle-cock of; to indulge or pamper (particularly of children)
  • :1611 , (King James Bible), (Ecclesiasticus), xxx. 9
  • ::Cocker thy childe, and hee ?hall]] make thee afraid: play with him and he will bring thee to [[heaviness, heauinesse.
  • * J. Ingelow
    • Poor folks cannot afford to cocker themselves up.
    Derived terms
    * cocker up ----