cocket
pert; saucy
Adjective
- 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:
Origin
From French coquet (“coquettish”).
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Noun
- A document issued by the bond office stating that duty has been paid and goods may be sold.
- An office in a customhouse where goods intended for export are entered.
Origin
From Middle English coket, possibly from Latin quo quietus.