nestle-cockn.

Brit.

/ˈnɛslˌkɒk/, U.S.

/ˈnɛs(ə)lˌkɑk/

Forms: see nestle v.¹ and cock n.¹ and int.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nestle v.¹, cock n.¹

Etymology: < nestle v.¹ + cock n.¹ Compare nest-cock n., nest-cockle n. at nest n. Compounds 2.

Now chiefly English regional (northern, north midlands).

The last-hatched bird of a brood; the weakling of a brood. In extended use: a mother's pet; a spoilt or delicate child or youth.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > young bird > [noun] > last hatched or weakest

wretchocka1529

nest-cockle1567

nestle-cock1582

wretchcock1641

wallydraigle1770

nestle-chick1932

the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > [noun] > one who is petted or a pet > spoilt child

wanton1526

nestle-cock1582

mammothrept1601

pet1721

loll1728

1582 R. Mulcaster 1st Pt. Elementarie xxv. 203/2 Nestlecok.

a1632 T. Middleton & J. Webster Any Thing for Quiet Life (1662) iv. sig. E4^v My mother was wont to call me your Nestle-cock, and I love you as well as she did.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) London 196 One coaks'd or cocker'd, made a wanton or a Nestle-cock of, delicately bred and brought up.

a1796 S. Pegge Two Coll. Derbicisms (1896) 48 Nestle-cock [this word has precisely the same meaning as Nestlebub, and is used occasionally].

1868 Sphinx 14 Nov. 133 I tell o' what, this nestle-cock 'S a wick un, I con see.

1883 T. Lees Easther's Gloss. Dial. Almondbury & Huddersfield 91 Nestlecock, the youngest child.

1952 D. M. Jones Anathemata v. 124 Whose nestle-cock polis but theirs knows the sweet gag?

1986 P. O'Brian Reverse of Medal v. 161 You ignorant incompetent whey-faced nestlecock.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	nestle-cock
释义	nestle-cockn. Brit. /ˈnɛslˌkɒk/, U.S. /ˈnɛs(ə)lˌkɑk/ Forms: see nestle v.¹ and cock n.¹ and int. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nestle v.¹, cock n.¹ Etymology: < nestle v.¹ + cock n.¹ Compare nest-cock n., nest-cockle n. at nest n. Compounds 2. Now chiefly English regional (northern, north midlands). The last-hatched bird of a brood; the weakling of a brood. In extended use: a mother's pet; a spoilt or delicate child or youth. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > young bird > [noun] > last hatched or weakest wretchocka1529 nest-cockle1567 nestle-cock1582 wretchcock1641 wallydraigle1770 nestle-chick1932 the mind > emotion > love > tenderness > foolish affection, excessive love or fondness > [noun] > one who is petted or a pet > spoilt child wanton1526 nestle-cock1582 mammothrept1601 pet1721 loll1728 1582 R. Mulcaster 1st Pt. Elementarie xxv. 203/2 Nestlecok. a1632 T. Middleton & J. Webster Any Thing for Quiet Life (1662) iv. sig. E4^v My mother was wont to call me your Nestle-cock, and I love you as well as she did. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) London 196 One coaks'd or cocker'd, made a wanton or a Nestle-cock of, delicately bred and brought up. a1796 S. Pegge Two Coll. Derbicisms (1896) 48 Nestle-cock [this word has precisely the same meaning as Nestlebub, and is used occasionally]. 1868 Sphinx 14 Nov. 133 I tell o' what, this nestle-cock 'S a wick un, I con see. 1883 T. Lees Easther's Gloss. Dial. Almondbury & Huddersfield 91 Nestlecock, the youngest child. 1952 D. M. Jones Anathemata v. 124 Whose nestle-cock polis but theirs knows the sweet gag? 1986 P. O'Brian Reverse of Medal v. 161 You ignorant incompetent whey-faced nestlecock. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1582
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