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Definition of Cocky-leeky
1. Noun. Soup made from chicken boiled with leeks.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cocky-leeky
Literary usage of Cocky-leeky
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Literary History of Scotland by John Hepburn Millar (1903)
"Of all good Scotch dishes, in my opinion, there's none equal to cocky-leeky ; as
a friend of mine said, it's both nectar and ambrosia. ..."
2. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Edward Cornelius Towne (1897)
"Of all good Scotch dishes, in my opinion, there's none equal to cocky-leeky; as
a friend of mine said, it's both nectar and ambrosia. ..."
3. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1830)
"As that cocky-leeky which, though hot as purgatory, (the company will pardon me
for yielding to the influence of the genius loci,) your mouth is, ..."
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