Of+Cockneys
21cockney — /ˈkɒkni / (say koknee) noun (plural cockneys) (often upper case) 1. , ) a native of London, especially of the East End (often with reference to one who has marked peculiarities of pronunciation and dialect). 2. , ) this pronunciation or dialect.… …
22cockneydom — /ˈkɒknidəm/ (say kokneeduhm) noun 1. the region of cockneys. 2. cockneys collectively …
23cockney — [käk′nē] [often C ] n. pl. cockneys [ME cokenei, spoiled child, milksop; understood as coken ey, lit., cock s egg < coken (OE cocena, gen. pl.), of cocks + ey (OE æg), egg; ? infl. by Fr acoquiné, idle, spoiled (< coquin, rascal)] 1. a… …
24cock|ney|dom — «KOK nee duhm», noun. 1. the place in which cockneys live. 2. cockneys collectively …
25cock|ney — «KOK nee», noun, plural neys, adjective. –n. 1. a) a person born or living in the eastern section of London, who speaks a particular dialect of English. By tradition a cockney is one who was born within the sound of Bow bells. b) the dialect of… …
26Bow-bells — n. pl. The bells of Bow Church in London; cockneydom. [1913 Webster] People born within the sound of Bow bells are usually called cockneys. Murray s Handbook of London. [1913 Webster] …
27Cocagne — Coc*agne , n. [F. cocagne, pays de cocagne; of uncertian origin, cf. Prov. F. couque cake, Catal. coca, L. coquere to cook; as if the houses in this country were covered with cakes. Cf. {Cook}, {Cockney}.] 1. An imaginary country of idleness and… …
28Cockney — Cock ney, a. Of or relating to, or like, cockneys. [1913 Webster] …
29Cockney — Cock ney (k[o^]k n[y^]), n.; pl. {Cockneys} ( n[i^]z). [OE. cocknay, cokenay, a spoiled child, effeminate person, an egg; prob. orig. a cock s egg, a small imperfect egg; OE. cok cock + nay, neye, for ey egg (cf. {Newt}), AS. [ae]g. See 1st… …
30Cockneyish — Cock ney*ish, a. Characteristic of, or resembling, cockneys. [1913 Webster] …
