Cocagne

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. The land of cockneys; cockneydom; -- a term applied to
        London and its suburbs. --Smart.
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