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COCKER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small breed with wavy silky hair; originally developed in England
Synonyms:
cocker; cocker spaniel; English cocker spaniel
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cocker" is a kind of...):
spaniel (any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they cocker ... he / she / it cockers
Past simple: cockered
Past participle: cockered
-ing form: cockering
Sense 1
Meaning:
Treat with excessive indulgence
Example:
Let's not mollycoddle our students!
Synonyms:
baby; cocker; coddle; cosset; featherbed; indulge; mollycoddle; pamper; spoil
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "cocker" is one way to...):
do by; handle; treat (interact in a certain way)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
