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[ME. cocker, cokker; Towneley Mysteries , p. 242. cocker4 (kok'èr), v. t. [Early mod. E. also cocquer (and cocke: see cock9 ), dulge, coer, a fondling, F. coqueliner, dandle, cockle, fondle, It. cocco, "cock ring sport, dandling delight or glee" (Florio), a darling. See cockets, cockings, cockish, cocky.] To fondle; indulge; treat with exce ive tenderne ; pamper; spoil. Cocker thy child, and he shall make thee afraid. Ecclus. xxx. 9. IMG:content-0720.png:[blocks in formation]