Cockayne

Proper noun

Meaning

A surname from Middle English.

Alternative spelling of Cockaigne

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

cloud-cuckoo-land Cockaigne

Examples

Born in 1855, Dr Leonard Cockayne (generally recognised as the greatest botanist who has lived, worked, and died in New Zealand) worked extensively on native plants throughout New Zealand and wrote many notable botanical texts. Source: Internet

The manager sensed potential in Chaplin, who was promptly given his first role as a newsboy in H. A. Saintsbury 's Jim, a Romance of Cockayne. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

cockatouche cockatrice cockawee Cockayne Hatley Cockayne syndrome cockbag