[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   1913 webster

         cocker thy child and he shall make thee afraid.
                                                  --ecclesiasticus
                                                  xxx. 9.
   1913 webster

         poor folks cannot afford to cocker themselves up. --j.
                                                  ingelow.
   1913 webster
see also:
cockered cockering 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cocker \cock"er\, n. from cock the bird.
   1. one given to cockfighting. obs. --steele.
      1913 webster

   2. zool. a small dog of the spaniel kind, used for starting
      up woodcocks, etc.
      1913 webster
see also:
cock 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cocker \cock"er\, n. oe. coker qyiver, boot, as. cocer quiver;
   akin to g. k"ocher quiver, and perh. originally meaning
   receptacle, holder. cf. quiver for arrows.
   a rustic high shoe or half-boots. obs. --drayton.
   1913 webster
see also:
quiver 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
cocker spaniel english cocker spaniel pamper featherbed cosset baby 
coddle mollycoddle spoil indulge 

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