cocker vs dandle

cocker

verb
  • To make a nestle-cock of; to indulge or pamper (particularly of children). 

noun
  • A rustic high shoe; half-boot. 

  • Friend, mate. 

  • A cocker spaniel, either of two breeds of dogs originally bred for hunting woodcocks. 

  • One who breeds gamecocks or engages in the sport of cockfighting. 

  • A device that aids in cocking a crossbow. 

dandle

verb
  • To treat with fondness or affection, as if a child; to pet. 

  • To move up and down on one's knee or in one's arms, in affectionate play, usually said of a child. 

How often have the words cocker and dandle occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )