† cockeringn.

Forms: see cocker v.¹ and -ing suffix¹; also late Middle English cookerynge.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cocker v.¹, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < cocker v.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

Obsolete.

The action or practice of coddling or overindulging a person, esp. a child.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > [noun] > indulging, petting, or pampering

cockering1440

cocking1570

cockling1579

dandling1591

daunt1603

coaxing1672

petting1799

mollycoddling1847

cosseting1880

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 85 Cokerynge, or grete cherschy[n]ge, focio, nutricio.

1571 J. Bridges Serm. Paules Crosse 103 The seconde reason of the sonnes disobedyence, is the fathers cockeryng.

1657 C. Hoole tr. M. Cordier School-colloquies iv. 293/1 You are content to enjoy your mothers cockering.

1693 J. Locke Some Thoughts conc. Educ. §4 Most children's constitutions are..harm'd, by cockering and tenderness.

1840 T. Watson in London Med. Gaz. 6 Nov. 229/1 Fearing to render them effeminate by over care and cockering.

1908 Daily Mail 12 Sept. 4/6 Our preparatory schools are nurseries of luxury and cockering.

1910 Times 25 Apr. 19/5 It is not easy to understand why the game should be suspended by the referee merely because a large, able-bodied man is winded or gets a trifling hack. Really the cockering of the modern professional is becoming ridiculous.

Compounds

cockering meat n. (apparently) dainty food given to a coddled or overindulged child.

ΚΠ

Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 86 Cookerynge mete, carificio.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

† cockeringadj.¹

Forms: 1500s cockeryng, 1500s cockring, 1500s cockryng, 1800s cockering.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cocker v.², -ing suffix².

Etymology: < cocker v.² + -ing suffix².

Obsolete (Scottish in later use).

Moving or rocking unsteadily; tottering or wobbling, so as to be in danger of falling or overturning. Cf. cocker v.²

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > [adjective] > tottering

tolter1423

totterc1480

totteringa1535

cockering1553

tottered1626

cockling1634

nodding1693

cockery1825

cocklety1828

rickety1832

cockly1859

cockerty1895

1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique 118 Some..stirryng their feete as though they stode in a cockeryng bote.

1565 R. Shacklock in tr. J. Osório Epist. to Quene of Eng. To Rdr. f. 3 The third cause is..to pray to God for the Quenes Maiestie, that..she may haue good councelloures at home in her courte,..which with Osorius maye persuade her to come oute of the cockring bote of scismaticall noysomnes, in to the stedfast arcke of Noy.

1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Cocker Cockering, Tottering, threatening to tumble, especially in consequence of being placed too high.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

† cockeringadj.²

Forms: see cocker v.¹ and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cocker v.¹, -ing suffix².

Etymology: < cocker v.¹ + -ing suffix².

Obsolete.

Esp. of a parent: that treats another in an overindulgent way; coddling, indulgent. Cf. cocker v.¹ 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > [adjective] > indulging or pampering

pampering1562

cocking1570

cockering1571

mollycoddling1834

1571 J. Bridges Serm. Paules Crosse 104 Howesoeuer the body abye the follie of this hatefull cockering loue.

1607 R. West Court of Conscience sig. D (heading) Cockring Parents.

1642 T. Fuller Holy State v. xiv. 411 Cockering mothers inchant their sonnes to make them rod-free.

1703 W. Burkitt Expos. Notes New Test. 1 Peter iv. 17 God..is no cockering Father to indulge his Children to their Ruin.

1868 Spectator 22 Feb. 223/1 A truly cockering wife will usually withhold something out of very self-denial.

Derivatives

cockeringly adv. in a coddling or indulgent manner.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > [adverb] > in a petting or indulgent manner

tiddlingly1580

cockeringly1599

pettingly1829

1599 J. Minsheu Percyvall's Dict. Spanish & Eng. 206/2 Regaladaménte, gently, curteously, daintily, cockeringly.

1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 73 Their [sc. bees'] young ones be not very nice or tender, nor cockeringly brought vp.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

n.1440

adj.¹1553

adj.²1571

单词	cockering
释义	† cockeringn. Forms: see cocker v.¹ and -ing suffix¹; also late Middle English cookerynge. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cocker v.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < cocker v.¹ + -ing suffix¹. Obsolete. The action or practice of coddling or overindulging a person, esp. a child. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > [noun] > indulging, petting, or pampering cockering1440 cocking1570 cockling1579 dandling1591 daunt1603 coaxing1672 petting1799 mollycoddling1847 cosseting1880 Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 85 Cokerynge, or grete cherschy[n]ge, focio, nutricio. 1571 J. Bridges Serm. Paules Crosse 103 The seconde reason of the sonnes disobedyence, is the fathers cockeryng. 1657 C. Hoole tr. M. Cordier School-colloquies iv. 293/1 You are content to enjoy your mothers cockering. 1693 J. Locke Some Thoughts conc. Educ. §4 Most children's constitutions are..harm'd, by cockering and tenderness. 1840 T. Watson in London Med. Gaz. 6 Nov. 229/1 Fearing to render them effeminate by over care and cockering. 1908 Daily Mail 12 Sept. 4/6 Our preparatory schools are nurseries of luxury and cockering. 1910 Times 25 Apr. 19/5 It is not easy to understand why the game should be suspended by the referee merely because a large, able-bodied man is winded or gets a trifling hack. Really the cockering of the modern professional is becoming ridiculous. Compounds cockering meat n. (apparently) dainty food given to a coddled or overindulged child. ΚΠ Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 86 Cookerynge mete, carificio. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † cockeringadj.¹ Forms: 1500s cockeryng, 1500s cockring, 1500s cockryng, 1800s cockering. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cocker v.², -ing suffix². Etymology: < cocker v.² + -ing suffix². Obsolete (Scottish in later use). Moving or rocking unsteadily; tottering or wobbling, so as to be in danger of falling or overturning. Cf. cocker v.² ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > [adjective] > tottering tolter1423 totterc1480 totteringa1535 cockering1553 tottered1626 cockling1634 nodding1693 cockery1825 cocklety1828 rickety1832 cockly1859 cockerty1895 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique 118 Some..stirryng their feete as though they stode in a cockeryng bote. 1565 R. Shacklock in tr. J. Osório Epist. to Quene of Eng. To Rdr. f. 3 The third cause is..to pray to God for the Quenes Maiestie, that..she may haue good councelloures at home in her courte,..which with Osorius maye persuade her to come oute of the cockring bote of scismaticall noysomnes, in to the stedfast arcke of Noy. 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Cocker Cockering, Tottering, threatening to tumble, especially in consequence of being placed too high. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † cockeringadj.² Forms: see cocker v.¹ and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cocker v.¹, -ing suffix². Etymology: < cocker v.¹ + -ing suffix². Obsolete. Esp. of a parent: that treats another in an overindulgent way; coddling, indulgent. Cf. cocker v.¹ 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > [adjective] > indulging or pampering pampering1562 cocking1570 cockering1571 mollycoddling1834 1571 J. Bridges Serm. Paules Crosse 104 Howesoeuer the body abye the follie of this hatefull cockering loue. 1607 R. West Court of Conscience sig. D (heading) Cockring Parents. 1642 T. Fuller Holy State v. xiv. 411 Cockering mothers inchant their sonnes to make them rod-free. 1703 W. Burkitt Expos. Notes New Test. 1 Peter iv. 17 God..is no cockering Father to indulge his Children to their Ruin. 1868 Spectator 22 Feb. 223/1 A truly cockering wife will usually withhold something out of very self-denial. Derivatives cockeringly adv. in a coddling or indulgent manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > [adverb] > in a petting or indulgent manner tiddlingly1580 cockeringly1599 pettingly1829 1599 J. Minsheu Percyvall's Dict. Spanish & Eng. 206/2 Regaladaménte, gently, curteously, daintily, cockeringly. 1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 73 Their [sc. bees'] young ones be not very nice or tender, nor cockeringly brought vp. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < n.1440adj.¹1553adj.²1571
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† cockeringn.

Compounds

† cockeringadj.1

† cockeringadj.2

Derivatives

† cockeringadj.¹

† cockeringadj.²