α. 1600s cocke broth, 1600s– cock broth.
β. 1700s– cock's broth.
cock brothn.
/ˈkɒk brɒθ/, U.S. /ˈkɑk ˌbrɔθ/, /ˈkɑk ˌbrɑθ/ Now chiefly historical.
Broth made from a boiled cockerel or rooster, frequently eaten as a restorative; a broth of this kind.
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cock broth1601
cock broo1730
chicken soup1733
cock-a-leekie1737
friar's chicken1782
cock bree1823
chicken gumbo1847
1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. 384 If the body bee bound or costiue, a Cocke-broth causeth it to be soluble.
1715 J. Vanbrugh tr. F. C. Dancourt Country House ii. i My mother desires that we may have some cock-broth to drink two or three times a day between meals, for my sister and I are sick folks.
1830 Bell's Life in London 30 May Well, old lady, you can have cock-broth now as soon as you please.
1910 Amer. Poultry Jrnl. Jan. 47/2 Most of the old cookery books recommend cock's broth for weakness.
2007 A. McLaren Impotence iii. 64 She fed her spouse with cock broth and egg caudles, but nothing worked.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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