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.]
Th treat with too great tenderness; to fondle; to indulge; to pamper.
Cocker thy child and he shall make thee afraid.
Ecclesiasticus xxx. 9.
Poor folks cannot afford to cocker themselves up.
J. Ingelow.
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Cock"er, n. [From Cock the bird.]
1.
One given to cockfighting.
[Obs.]
Steele.
2. Zool.
A small dog of the spaniel kind, used for starting up woodcocks, etc.
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Cock"er, n. [OE. coker qyiver, boot, AS. cocer quiver; akin to G. kocher quiver, and perh. originally meaning receptacle, holder. Cf. Quiver (for arrows).]
A rustic high shoe or half-boots.
[Obs.]
Drayton.
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