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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cocagne \Coc*agne"\, n. [F. cocagne, pays de cocagne; of uncertian origin, cf. Prov. F. couque cake, Catal. coca, L. coquere to cook; as if the houses in this country were covered with cakes. Cf. Cook, Cockney.] 1. An imaginary country of idleness and luxury. [1913 Webster] 2. The land of cockneys; cockneydom; -- a term applied to London and its suburbs. --Smart. [1913 Webster]