See quotations.
1624. They call their commander] Werowance or Caucorouse, which is Captaine.—John Smith, ‘Virginia,’ ii. 38.
1705. That man was counted a Cockarouse, or brave Fellow, that wou’d not let go [of a Sturgeon.]—Beverley, ‘Virginia,’ ii. 33.
1708, 1727–31. N.E.D.
