cock·er /ˈkɑkɚ/
(vt.)嬌養,溺愛,放縱西班牙長耳獵犬,鬥雞的人
Cock·er v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cockered p. pr. & vb. n. Cockering.] 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.
Cock·er, n.
1. One given to cockfighting. [Obs.]
2. Zool. A small dog of the spaniel kind, used for starting up woodcocks, etc.
Cock·er, n. A rustic high shoe or half-boots. [Obs.]
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cocker
n : a small breed with a wavy silky hair originally developed in
England [syn: cocker spaniel, English cocker spaniel]
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]