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Webster 1913 Edition

cock-a-leekie

Cockˊa-leek′ie

,

cock-a-leekie

,
Noun.
[From
cock
+
leek
.]
A favorite soup in Scotland, made from a capon highly seasoned, and boiled with leeks and prunes; – called also
cocky-leeky
.

Definition 2024

cock-a-leekie

cock-a-leekie

See also: cockaleekie

English

Noun

cock-a-leekie ‎(plural cock-a-leekies)

  1. a chicken soup boiled with leeks

Etymology

alteration of the diminutives cockie (from cock) + leekie (from leek)

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