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Cock⋅aigne

  [ko-keyn]
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–noun
a fabled land of luxury and idleness.
Also, Cockayne.

Origin:
1250–1300; ME cokaygn(e) < MF (paide) cocaigne (land of) Cockaigne, idler's paradise < MLG kōkenje, equiv. to kōken (see cookie ) + -je dim. suffix
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Cock·aigne   (kŏ-kān')   
n.  An imaginary land of easy and luxurious living.

[Middle English cokaigne, from Old French, from (pais de) cokaigne, (land of) plenty, from Middle Low German kōkenje, diminutive of kōke, cake.]
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cockaigne 
c.1305, from O.Fr. coquaigne "lubberland," imaginary country, abode of luxury and idleness. Of obscure origin, speculation centers on words related to cook (v.) and cake (cf. Big Rock Candy Mountain).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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