Cocker
n
1 Edward. 1631--75, English arithmetician
2 ♦
according to cocker reliable or reliably; correct or correctly
cocker [1]
n
1 a devotee of cockfighting
2 short for →
cocker spaniel
cocker [2]
vb
1 tr
Rare to pamper or spoil by indulgence
n
2 (Brit)
informal a mate (esp. in the phrase old cocker)
(C15: perhaps from cock1 with the sense: to make a cock (i.e. pet) of)
cocker spaniel
n a small compact breed of spaniel having sleek silky fur, a domed head, and long fringed ears
(C19 cocker, from cocking hunting woodcocks)