The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
COCKERING
Verb
cockering
present participle of cocker
Anagrams
• recocking
Source: Wiktionary
COCKER
Cock"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cockered; p. pr. & vb. n. Cockering.] Etym: [OE. cokeren; cf. W. cocru to indulge, fondle, E. cock the bird, F. coqueliner to dandle (Cotgrave), to imitate the crow of a cock, to run after the girls, and E. cockle, v.]
Definition: Th treat with too great tenderness; to fondle; to indulge; to pamper. Cocker thy child and he shall make thee afraid. Ecclesiasticus xxx. 9. Poor folks cannot afford to cocker themselves up. J. Ingelow.
Cock"er, n. Etym: [From Cock the bird.]
1. One given to cockfighting. [Obs.] Steele.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small dog of the spaniel kind, used for starting up woodcocks, etc.
Cock"er, n. Etym: [OE. coker qyiver, boot, AS. cocer quiver; akin to G. köcher quiver, and perh. originally meaning receptacle, holder. Cf. Quiver (for arrows).]
Definition: A rustic high shoe or half-boots. [Obs.] Drayton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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