cocker

Plural: cockers

Noun

• a small breed with wavy silky hair; originally developed in England
• One who breeds gamecocks or engages in the sport of cockfighting.
• One who hunts woodcocks.
• A cocker spaniel, either of two breeds of dogs originally bred for hunting woodcocks.
• A device that aids in cocking a crossbow.
• A rustic high shoe; half-boot.
• A quiver.
• Friend, mate.

Verb

Verb Forms: cockered, cockering, cockers

• To pamper or coddle excessively.
• treat with excessive indulgence
• To make a nestle-cock of; to indulge or pamper (particularly of children).

Examples

• She would cocker her high-value tiles, saving them for the perfect scoring opportunity.

Synonyms

baby, cocker spaniel, coddle, cosset, English cocker spaniel, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil, cockfighter, friend, posset

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