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cocket en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɒkɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Middle English coket, possibly from Latin quo quietus.

Meanings

  1. (UK, obsolete) A document issued by the bond office stating that duty has been paid and goods may be sold.
  2. (UK, obsolete) An office in a customhouse where goods intended for export are entered.

Forms

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cockets Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

cocket writer

cocket en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɒkɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From French coquet (“coquettish”).

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) pert; saucy
    • Let her legs be small, but not us'd to sprawl, / Her tongue not too loud nor cocket; 1608, Thomas Heywood, The Rape of Lucrece, act 3, scene 1:

Forms

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most cocket Degree=Sup lexicographic
more cocket Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Relateds

cocket-bread

Synonyms

cheeky