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cocky-leeky Sc.|kɒkɪˈliːkɪ| Also cockie-, cock-a-leekie. ‘Soup made of a cock boiled with leeks’ (Jam.).
1771Foote Maid of B. iii. i, Lady Cath... The bride's..dinner, shall be furnished by me. Sir Chr. Cock-a-leeky soup. Lady Cath. Sheep head's singed, and haggies in plenty. 1814Scott Wav. lxvi, Cocky-leeky and Scotch collops soon reeked in the Bailie's little parlour. 1822― Nigel xxxvii, Let us all to our dinner, for the cock-a-leekie's cooling. 1865Daily Tel. 2 Dec. 7/2 The savoury haggis and the unassuming cock-a-leekie. |