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o'cocker

/oʊˈkɑkəɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
o'-cock-er
IPA
/oʊˈkɑkəɹ/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A native of Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, as opposed to an Ocracoker, which is any resident.

Informal

Etymology

Corruption of Ocracoker, in Ocracoke brogue.

Usage

Inflected Forms

O'cockers (plural) O-cocker (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Ocracoker

Questions

How do you pronounce o'cocker?
The recorded pronunciation is /oʊˈkɑkəɹ/.
What does o'cocker mean?
A native of Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, as opposed to an Ocracoker, which is any resident.
Where does o'cocker come from?
Corruption of Ocracoker, in Ocracoke brogue.

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