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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
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Nature does not cocker us; we are children, not pets; she is not fond; everything is dealt to us without fear or favor, after severe universal laws. They took De Foe to their bosoms, instead of Euclid, and seemed to be on the whole more comforted by Goldsmith than by Cocker. But his favourite cocker, Dash, that had been lying at my feet, took the liberty of jumping upon him and beginning to lick his face. |
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