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cock·er² Audio Help (kŏk'ər) Pronunciation Key
tr.v. cock·ered, cock·er·ing, cock·ers
To pamper, spoil, or coddle.

[Middle English cokeren.]

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cocker
noun
1.	a small breed with wavy silky hair; originally developed in England [syn: cocker spaniel]
verb
1.	treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" [syn: pamper]

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Cocker

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.] To 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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Cocker

Cock"er\, n. [From Cock the bird.]

1. One given to cockfighting. [Obs.] --Steele.

2. (Zo["o]l.) A small dog of the spaniel kind, used for starting up woodcocks, etc.

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Cocker

Cock"er\, n. [OE. coker qyiver, boot, AS. cocer quiver; akin to G. k["o]cher quiver, and perh. originally meaning receptacle, holder. Cf. Quiver (for arrows).] A rustic high shoe or half-boots. [Obs.] --Drayton.

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