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嬌養,溺愛,放縱西班牙長耳獵犬,鬥雞的人

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cocker \Cock"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cockered}; p. pr. & vb.
   n. {Cockering}.] [OE. cokeren; cf. W. cocru to indulge,
   fondle, E. cock the bird, F. coqueliner to dandle (Cotgrave),
   to imitate the crow of a cock, to run after the girls, and E.
   cockle, v.]
   To 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.

Cocker \Cock"er\, n. [From {Cock} the bird.]
   1. One given to cockfighting. [Obs.] --Steele.

   2. (Zo["o]l.) A small dog of the spaniel kind, used for
      starting up woodcocks, etc.

Cocker \Cock"er\, n. [OE. coker qyiver, boot, AS. cocer quiver;
   akin to G. k["o]cher quiver, and perh. originally meaning
   receptacle, holder. Cf. {Quiver} (for arrows).]
   A rustic high shoe or half-boots. [Obs.] --Drayton.

資料來源 : WordNet®

cocker
     n : a small breed with a wavy silky hair originally developed in
         England [syn: {cocker spaniel}, {English cocker spaniel}]

cocker
     v : treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper
         the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
         [syn: {pamper}, {featherbed}, {cosset}, {baby}, {coddle},
          {mollycoddle}, {spoil}, {indulge}]