A farmer, especially a cow cockie (dairy farmer). Old rural term of grudging respect.
"The cockie's up at 4am for milking."
"Dairy cockies had a rough season."
People & Character · New Zealand slang
Cockie
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NZ/AU farming slang; from 'cockatoo farmer'.
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