Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A chief minister or captain among the Indians of Virginia; hence, a person of consequence.
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Examples
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"cockarouse," brave fellow, who kept his hold, diving and swimming, and finally towed his catch ashore.
Virginia: the Old Dominion Cortelle Hutchins
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Then that man was counted a cockarouse, or brave fellow, that would not let go till with swimming, wading and diving, he had tired the sturgeon and brought it ashore.
The Bounty of the Chesapeake Fishing in Colonial Virginia James Wharton
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