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cocher, cockananny, cockaninny, cocker, cockerie, cockerin, cockernanny, cockernonie, cockernonnie, cockernonny, cockernony, cockery, cockle, coker, cokerie, hocherty_cocherty, hockerty-cockerty, kjucker, kjuckerin, kjukker, koker, koker, kokerie, kokkel, kokker, kokkerie, kokr, kokr, kokrin, kucka, kuiker, kuikerin, kuker, kukker, kukkerin, kukr, kyucker, kyukker, quoickir,
cocker [ˈkɔkər, I.Sh. ˈkjʌkər]
v. To rock, to totter, to walk unsteadily, place something in an insecure place. I.Sh. To coddle. To cheer up, to comfort, to revive by kindness and good treatment. To stimulate.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
cockerin: I.Sh. Stimulation, cheering up.
cockernonie [ˈkɔkərˈnɔnɪ, ˈkɔkərˈnonɪ, U. ˈkɔkaˈnanɪ]: n. A gathering of hair tied in a ribbon or cap with a starched crown. U. The straw pinnacle of a corn stack.
cockery: Unsteady, shaky.
cockle [kɔkl, kokl]: To totter, be unsteady and easily knocked down or overturned.
hockerty-cockerty: Seated with one's legs astride another's shoulders.
white cockle: S. The bladder campion Silene latifolia.
cockle,
cockle [ˈkɔkl]
n. The scallop Pecten maximus or Aequipecten opercularis.
cockle,
cockle [ˈkɔkl]
v. To cluck as a hen, to chuckle.
Cockmuir,
Cockmuir [ˈkokmøːr, C. -meːr, N. -miːr, -mjuːr
pn. Cockmuir (Glasgow).
bilge-kod, bilskod, caddy, cairrie-coad, cairrie-cod, cairrycoad, cairry-coad, cairry-cod, cairrycode, cairy_coad, cairy-cod, cairycode, calicod, calicode, callicoad, callicod, callicode, calliecode, cally_code, callycoad, cally-coad, callycod, callycode, caodin, carry_code, carry_code, carrycode, carry-code, carrycot, cerry_code, cerry-cod, coad, coaddin, coalie-cod, cob, cod, coddie, coddie-back, coddin, codding, coddy_back, coddyback, coddy-back, code, codie-back, cody-back, collycode, cood, coody-cairy, cud, cuddiecoad, cuddiecoat, cuddiecoats, cuddie-cod, cuddiecode, cuddy, culecode, culliecoad, cullie-coad, cully_code, cully-caddy, cullycode, cully-code, kally_code, keely-code, kerry-code, kiddie, kiddie-cod, kiddie-code, kiddy, kiddy-cod, killiecode, killie-code, killie-code, killy_coad, killy_code, killy-code, koad, kod,
cod [kɔd, kod]
n. A pillow, a cushion. A pod or husk of peas, beans etc. A bag. A metal base plate or bearing in a machine on which it revolves or pivots, a support or bearing for a bell. I.Ork. A bearing e.g. an axle bearing.
dim. coddie
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
bilge cod [I. bɪlʒ- bɪls kɔd]: The bilge keel on a boat.
cairy-cod, coalie-cod(die), coddie-back: To go piggyback.
coddin: Stones acting as supports for various structures. The last course of short slates below the roof ridge.
cuddie-cod: To go piggyback.
caddilack, cadlick, coad, cod, coddey, coddie, codlick, codlin, codlin, codlock, warey_codlin, warry_codlin, wary_codlin,
cod [kɔd, kod]
n. The cod Gadus morhua.
dim. coddie, codlin
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
black codlin: A (medium sized) cod Gadus morhua.
blawn cod: Cod split and half dried.
codlock: U. The spotted gunnel Pholis crassispina.
warey codlin: MN. A young inshore cod Gadus morhua.
cod, coddin,
cod [U. kɔd]
n. A practical joker. A botch, a mess.
v. To joke, to kid.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
coddin: Joking.
coddelt, coddle, coddled,
coddle [ˈkɔdlt eplz, -ɛplz, ˈkodlt-]
v. To roast or toast before the fire.
pt. pp. coddelt
caff, caft, coaft, coff, coffed, cofft, coft, cowft, koft, uncoft,
coff [kɔf]
v. To buy, purchase.
pt. pp. coft Bought, purchased.
 
Compounds and phrases etc.
 
tae coff: For sale, to buy.
uncoft: Unbought.
coaffie, coafie, coffee, coffie, coffy,
coffee [ˈkofi]
n. Coffee.

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