COCK-A-LEEKIE


Meaning of COCK-A-LEEKIE in English

/kok'euh lee"kee/ , n. Scottish Cookery.

a soup made with chicken broth, chopped leeks, and sometimes a little oatmeal.

[ 1765-75; var. of COCKIE-LEEKIE, equiv. to COCK 1 + -IE + LEEK + -IE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .