Cocker /(?)/

imp. & p. p. Cockered; p. pr. & vb. n. Cockering

1. To treat with too great tenderness; to fondle; to indulge; to pamper.

   Cocker thy child and he shall make thee afraid.

   Poor folks cannot afford to cocker themselves up.

1. One given to cockfighting. [Obs.]
2. A small dog of the spaniel kind, used for starting up woodcocks, etc. (Zool.)

1. A rustic high shoe or half-boots. [Obs.]