cocker
1Origin of cocker
1Words Nearby cocker
Other definitions for cocker (2 of 3)
a person who promotes or patronizes cockfights.
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2Other definitions for cocker (3 of 3)
to pamper: to cocker a child.
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How to use cocker in a sentence
But cocker proved to be a survivor, bringing his passionate persona to concert halls around the world decade after decade.
The Greatest Rock Voice of All Time Belonged to Joe Cocker | Ted Gioia | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHow fitting that Joe cocker would get a little help from his friend Billy Joel.
The Greatest Rock Voice of All Time Belonged to Joe Cocker | Ted Gioia | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTcocker, for his part, worked briefly as an apprentice gasfitter but decided to take the plunge into the world of commercial music.
The Greatest Rock Voice of All Time Belonged to Joe Cocker | Ted Gioia | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen cocker took on board the black American ethos, he turned it into something completely different.
The Greatest Rock Voice of All Time Belonged to Joe Cocker | Ted Gioia | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut, strange to say, cocker never got inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
The Greatest Rock Voice of All Time Belonged to Joe Cocker | Ted Gioia | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Although Aubrey Herbert is excessively unorthodox he quite sees that confabs with enemies must be carried out according to cocker.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian HamiltonI know a fool of a dog who pretends that he is a cocker Spaniel, and is convinced that the world revolves round him wonderingly.
Happy Days | Alan Alexander Milnecocker spaniel Stein was never out of reach, or sight, and gave me the little attention I wanted.
Cue for Quiet | Thomas L. SherredAnd then the wisdom of the West came to him, as epitomized by cocker along the lines laid down by Solomon.
King--of the Khyber Rifles | Talbot MundyBut he had a good-looking eye; he had good sound feet; good bone, though his tail was hardly up to cocker.
The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon | Jos Maria Gordon
British Dictionary definitions for cocker (1 of 3)
/ (ˈkɒkə) /
a devotee of cockfighting
short for cocker spaniel
British Dictionary definitions for cocker (2 of 3)
/ (ˈkɒkə) /
(tr) rare to pamper or spoil by indulgence
British informal a mate (esp in the phrase old cocker)
Origin of cocker
2British Dictionary definitions for Cocker (3 of 3)
/ (ˈkɒkə) /
according to Cocker reliable or reliably; correct or correctly
Origin of Cocker
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