What does attercop mean?
Attercop means (dialectal, Northern England) A spider..
Attercop
/ˈætəkɒp/ · noun
Meaning
(dialectal, Northern England) A spider..
Definitions by Sense
- (dialectal, Northern England) A spider.
- (dialectal, Northern England) A peevish or ill-natured person.
Example Sentences
Myself, not bound by James’ view / Nor Walter’s, in a vision saw these two / Like trapped and weakening flies / In toils of the same hoary net; / I seemed to hear ancestral cries / Buzzing ‘To our All-Wise, Omnivorous / Attercop glowering over us, / Whose table we have set / With blood and bones and sweat.’
Old fat spider spinning in a tree! / Old fat spider can’t see me! / Attercop! Attercop! / Won’t you stop, / Stop your spinning and look for me?
Synonyms for attercop
Antonyms for attercop
Related Words
Word Forms
- attercops
Usage Notes
Choose a synonym only when it preserves the intended meaning, tone, and grammar of the full sentence.
Practice and Learn More
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for attercop?
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
What is the opposite of attercop?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use attercop in a sentence?
Myself, not bound by James’ view / Nor Walter’s, in a vision saw these two / Like trapped and weakening flies / In toils of the same hoary net; / I seemed to hear ancestral cries / Buzzing ‘To our All-Wise, Omnivorous / Attercop glowering over us, / Whose table we have set / With blood and bones and sweat.’
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.