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Answer for the clue "Pamper ", 6 letters:
cosher

Word definitions for cosher in dictionaries

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1630s, phonetic spelling of Irish coisir "feast, entertainment."

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cosher \Cosh"er\ (k?sh"?r), v. t. [Ir. cosair a feast, a banquet? or cf. F. coucher to lie. Cf. Couch , Coshering .] (Old Law) To levy certain exactions or tribute upon; to lodge and eat at the expense of. See Coshering . To treat with hospitality; to pet. ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. 1 To levy certain exactions or tribute upon; to lodge and eat at the expense of. 2 To treat with fondness; to excessively dote on.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. conforming to dietary laws; "kosher meat"; "a kosher kitchen" [syn: kosher ]

Usage examples of cosher.

But his eyes were on the innocent-appearing walking stick, actually a cosher, a leather tube filled with tiny pellets.

It was almost a challenge as she pointed the cosher in the direction of a large, black-faced sheep some distance away.

Abby turned and pointed with the cosher in the direction of a hillside that could have been a mile off but was probably closer.

Abby stood with her crook in one hand and his cosher in the other, both plunged into the snow like crutches.

Melrose Plant, who had his cosher under his arm and was peeling off leather gloves supple enough for a surgeon.