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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1883-1905

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COCK, v.4 To indulge, pamper. Gen. to cock (up) wi(th) (something). Also used of any unwarranted extravagance. Known to Abd.22, Ags.1, Lnl.1, Kcb.1 1936; Uls.2 1929. [kɔk]Sc. 1905 E.D.D. Suppl.:
Cock him up with a carriage and pair!Per. 1883 R. Cleland Inchbracken xiii.:
Cock the like o' him wi' the best Glenlivet!

[Used in Eng., according to N.E.D., only by one writer (1573). Either a back formation from Eng. cocker, id. (first example 1499), or the original of that word and obs. Eng. cockle in the same sense. N.E.D. suggests that it comes originally from the noun cock, with the meaning "to make a nestle-cock, chick, darling of."]

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