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Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898–1904) · Public Domain

Cockatrice (Hastings' Dictionary)

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898–1904)· Public Domain

See Serpent. COCK-CROWING {i\(icTopo(pui>la, Mk J3»).— See Cock, Time. COCKER Sir 30» '0. thy child, and he shall make thee afraid,' that is 'pamper' (Gr. Ti6i)viu>, nurse, suckle). Cf. Shaks. A ing John V. i. 70— ' Shall a beardless boy, A cocker'd silken wanton, brave our fields?* and Hull (IGll) 'No creatures more cocker their young than the Asse and the Ape.' The word is not found earlier than the 15th cent. Its origin is obscure. J. HASTINGS.

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