COCKATTO
COCKATTOnoun A bird of the parrot kind.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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COCKER
COCKER, verb transitive To fondle; to indulge; to treat with tenderness; to pamper.COCKER, noun1. One who follows cock-fighting.2. A sort of spatter-dash.
COCKEREL
COCKEREL, noun A young cock.
COCKERING
COCKERING, noun Indulgence.
COCKET
COCKET, adjective Brisk; pert.COCKET, noun A seal of the custom-house; a royal seal; rather a scroll of parchment, sealed and delivered by the officers of the customhouse, to me...
COCKET-BREAD
COCKET-BREAD, noun The finest sort of wheat bread.
COCKING
COCKING, noun Cock-fighting.
COCKLE
COCKLE, noun A plant or weed that grows among corn, the cornrose, a species of Agrostemma. It is also applied to the Lolium or darnel.COCKLE, noun1. A small testaceous shell; or...
COCKLE-STAIRS
COCKLE-STAIRS, noun Winding or spiral stairs.
COCKLED
COCKLED, participle passive1. Contracted into folds or wrinkles; winding.2. Having shells.
COCKLER
COCKLER, noun One that takes and sells cockles.
COCKNEY
COCKNEY, noun1. A native of London, by way of contempt.2. An effeminate, ignorant, despicable citizen.
COCKNEYLIKE
COCKNEYLIKE, adjective Resembling the manners of a cockney.
COCKPIT
COCKPIT, noun1. A pit or area, where game cocks fight.2. In ships of war, a room or apartment, in which the wounded men are dressed; situated near the after-hatchway, under the ...
COCKROACH
COCKROACH, noun A genus of insects, the Blatta, of several species. They have four semicrustaceous wings, and resemble the beetle; the head is inflected towards the breast; the ...
COCKSCOMB
COCKSCOMB, noun1. The caruncle or comb of a cock.2. A plant. This name is given to the Celosia cristata, the Pedicularis or louse-wort, and the Rhinanthus, or yellow rattle.3. A...
COCKSHEAD
COCKSHEAD, noun A plant, the Hedysarum or sainfoin.
COCKSHUT
COCKSHUT, noun The close of the day, when fowls go to roost.
COCKSPUR
COCKSPUR, noun Virginia hawthorn, a species of medlar.
COCKSURE
COCKSURE, adjective Confidently certain.
COCKSWAIN
COCKSWAIN, noun [See Swain.] An officer on board of a ship who has the care of the boat and the boats crew.
COCOA
COCOA, noun A tree belonging to the genus Cocos, of the order of Palmae; and the fruit or nut of the tree. This tree grows in the warm climates of both the Indies. It rises to t...
COCOA-NUT
COCOA-NUT, noun The nut or fruit of the cocoa-tree.
COCOON
COCOON, noun An oblong ball or case in which the silk-worm involves itself, formed by threads which compose silk.
COCTILE
COCTILE, adjective Made by baking, or exposing to heat, as a brick.
COCTION
COCTION, noun The act of boiling or exposing to heat in liquor. In medicine, that alteration in the crude matter of a disease, which fits it for a discharge; digestion.
COD
COD,COD-FISH, noun A species of fish, of the genus Gadus, inhabiting northern seas, but particularly the banks of Newfoundland, and the shores of New England. [See Haddock.]COD,...