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To treat with too great tenderness; to fondle; to indulge; to pamper.

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  1. v. t. To treat with too great tenderness; to fondle; to indulge; to pamper.
  2. n. One given to cockfighting.
  3. n. A small dog of the spaniel kind, used for starting up woodcocks, etc.
  4. n. A rustic high shoe or half-boots.
  5. n. a small breed with wavy silky hair; originally developed in England
  6. v. treat with excessive indulgence
  7. Th treat with too great tenderness; to fondle; to indulge; to pamper. Cocker thy child and he shall make thee afraid. Ecclesiasticus xxx. 9. Poor folks cannot afford to cocker themselves up. J. Ingelow. 1. One given to cockfighting. [Obs.] Steele. 2. (Zoöl.) A small dog of the spaniel kind, used for starting up woodcocks, etc. A rustic high shoe or half-boots. [Obs.] Drayton.
  8. Th treat with too great tenderness; to fondle; to indulge; topamper.Cocker thy child and he shall make thee afraid. Ecclesiasticus xxx.9.Poor folks cannot afford to cocker themselves up. J. Ingelow.
  9. n:100 n a small breed with wavy silky hair; originally developed in England v treat with excessive indulgence