cocker vs featherbed

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. 

featherbed

verb
  • To treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper, cosset or mollycoddle. 

  • To engage in featherbedding; to employ more workers than necessary to fulfill a labor union requirement. 

noun
  • A mattress stuffed with feathers. 

  • A bog covered by a layer of moss, presenting a hazard to walkers. 

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