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cogger

noun

Etymology

From cog (“ship of burden”) + -er, hence an occupational surname for a boat or cog builder or, more likely, for a sailor or master of a cog.

  1. derived from *gugā✻
  2. derived from *kuggō✻
  3. derived from *koggr✻
  4. inherited from cogge
  5. suffixed as cogger — “cog + er”

Definitions

  1. Someone who cheats at dice.

    • This Edward […] staked his honour against a cogger of dice, and was presently tricked out of three thousand guineas […].

  2. A flatterer or deceiver.

  3. A surname originating as an occupation.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA