Bible Encyclopedias
Cocker

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

an old English term, used but once in the A. V. of the Apocrypha (Sirach 30:9, τίθνησον , tend as a nurse), in the sense of fondle, or treat gently.

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Cocker'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/cocker.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.