Cocker - What does it mean?

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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 ... }}

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, 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 ----

Not English

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