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Cock⋅ayne

  [ko-keyn]
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–noun
Cockaigne.
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Cock⋅aigne

  [ko-keyn]
–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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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).
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