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cocker

Other forms: cockers; cockered; cockering

Definitions of cocker
  1. noun
    a small breed with wavy silky hair; originally developed in England
    synonyms: English cocker spaniel, cocker spaniel
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    type of:
    spaniel
    any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears
  2. verb
    treat with excessive indulgence
    synonyms: baby, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil
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    type of:
    do by, handle, treat
    interact in a certain way
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