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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)