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Entry 4 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Cocker

/käk'-ẽr/ · Cock·er · IPA /ˈkɑkəɹ/
01 v. t. To treat with too great tenderness; to fondle; to indulge; to pamper.
imp. & p. p. Cockered; p. pr. & vb. n. Cockering
  1. 1.
    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.
02 n. One given to cockfighting.
  1. 1.
    One given to cockfighting.[Obs.]
  2. 2.
    A small dog of the spaniel kind, used for starting up woodcocks, etc.(Zool.)
03 n. A rustic high shoe or half-boots.
  1. 1.
    A rustic high shoe or half-boots.[Obs.]