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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1768

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COCK, n.2 “A cap, a head-dress” (n.Sc. 1808 Jam.).Abd. 1768 A. Ross Rock and the Wee Pickle Tow xviii.:
An' we maun hae pearlins an mabbies an cocks, An' some other thing that the ladies ca' smokes.

[Phs. a shortened form of Cockernony, q.v.]

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