Cocksedge

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

proper nounCocksedge (plural Cocksedges)

plural Cocksedges

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

Probably a habitational surname from a lost place, from the Old English personal name Cocca + -s- + eċġ (“edge; hillside”).

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Cocksedge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cocksedge

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“Cocksedge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cocksedge. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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