What does "cocker" mean?
Cocker: Poor folks cannot afford to cocker themselves up. J. Ingelow.
Additional senses
- 2.One given to cockfighting. [Obs.] Steele.
- 3.(Zoöl.) A small dog of the spaniel kind, used for starting up woodcocks, etc.
- 4.A rustic high shoe or half-boots. [Obs.] Drayton.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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