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merry cocker

merry cocker noun: a cocker spaniel.

merry cocker: a cocker spaniel
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Noun

merry cocker (plural merry cockers)

  1. (colloquial) A cocker spaniel
    • In fact the modern human beater — the fustian-clad yokel, with a long and stout stick and a stentorian cry of "Cock ! cock ! cock !" — has very long ago pretty well ousted the merry cockers or the more staid Clumber for driving the coverts; certainly an innovation not at all a desirable one.1897, Rawdon Briggs Lee, A History and Description of the Modern Dogs of Great Britain and Ireland, page 227
    • The merry Cocker now is one of the most popular of breeds.1931 February 8, “Garden Dog Show to Start Tuesday”, in New York Times

Forms of merry cocker

pluralmerry cockers

Questions about merry cocker

What does merry cocker mean?
Merry cocker means a cocker spaniel.
What part of speech is merry cocker?
Merry cocker is a noun.
What is the plural of merry cocker?
The plural of merry cocker is merry cockers.

Words near merry cocker in the dictionary

  1. merry as a cricket
  2. merry as a grig
  3. merry chase
  4. merry chases
  5. merry Christmas
  6. merry cocker
  7. merry cockers
  8. merry companies
  9. merry company
  10. merry dance
  11. merry dancers

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