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cocker
(redirected from Cocker spaniels)

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cock·er 1  (kkr)
n.
1. A cocker spaniel.
2.
a. A person who keeps or trains gamecocks.
b. A person who promotes or attends cockfights.
cock·er 2  (kkr)
tr.v. cock·ered, cock·er·ing, cock·ers
To pamper, spoil, or coddle.
[Middle English cokeren.]
Cocker [ˈkɒkə]
n
1. (Biographies / Cocker, Edward (1631-1675) M, English, SCIENCE: mathematician) Edward. 1631-75, English arithmetician
according to cocker reliable or reliably; correct or correctly
Cocker [ˈkɒkə]
n
according to Cocker reliable or reliably; correct or correctly
[from Edward Cocker (1631-75), English arithmetician]
cocker1
n
1. (Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) a devotee of cockfighting
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Breeds) short for cocker spaniel
cocker2
vb
(tr) Rare to pamper or spoil by indulgence
n
Brit informal a mate (esp in the phrase old cocker)
[perhaps from cock1 with the sense: to make a cock (i.e. pet) of]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cocker - a small breed with wavy silky haircocker - a small breed with wavy silky hair; originally developed in England
cocker spaniel, English cocker spaniel
spaniel - any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears
Verb1.cocker - treat with excessive indulgencecocker - treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
baby, coddle, cosset, featherbed, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil, indulge
do by, treat, handle - interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
Translations
cocker [ˈkɒkəʳ] N (also cocker spaniel) → cocker m
cocker
n (also cocker spaniel) → Cocker(spaniel) m
cocker [ˈkɒkeʳ] n (also cocker spaniel) → cocker (spaniel) m inv
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