- cuckold cuck·old old
- ['kʌkəld]
1. n(man) becco, cornuto2. vtfare becco
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cuck|old — «KUHK uhld», noun, verb. –n. the husband of an unfaithful wife. –v.t. to make a cuckold of. ╂[< Old French cucuault < coucou, earlier, cocu; see etym. under cuckoo (because the female cuckoo changes mates) (Cf. ↑cuckoo)] … Useful english dictionary
cuck|old|ry — «KUHK uhl dree», noun. 1. making a cuckold of a husband. 2. Obsolete. cuckolds collectively … Useful english dictionary
cuckold — cuck|old1 [ kʌ,kould ] noun count OLD FASHIONED an insulting word for a man whose wife has sex with another man cuckold cuck|old 2 [ kʌ,kould ] verb transitive OLD FASHIONED 1. ) if a wife cuckolds her husband, she has sex with another man 2. )… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Cuckold — Cuck old, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cuckolded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cuckolding}.] To make a cuckold of, as a husband, by seducing his wife, or by her becoming an adulteress. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cuckold — Cuck old (k?k ?ld), n. [OE. kukeweld, cokewold, cokold, fr. OF. coucoul, cucuault, the last syllable being modified by the OE. suffix wold (see {Herald}); cf. F. cocu a cuckold, formerly also, a cuckoo, and L. cuculus a cuckoo. The word alludes… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cuckold — cuck·old (kŭk’əld, ko͝ok’ ) n. ▸ A man whose wife is unfaithful. tr.v. cuck·old·ed, cuck·old·ing, cuck·olds ▸ To make a cuckold of. ╂ [Middle English cokewald, from Anglo Norman *cucuald, from cucu, the cuckoo, from Vulgar Latin … Word Histories
Cuckold's knot — Cuck old s knot (k?k ?ldz n?t ). (Naut.) A hitch or knot, by which a rope is secured to a spar, the two parts of the rope being crossed and seized together; called also {cuckold s neck}. Ham. Nav. Encyc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cuckold's neck — Cuckold s knot Cuck old s knot (k?k ?ldz n?t ). (Naut.) A hitch or knot, by which a rope is secured to a spar, the two parts of the rope being crossed and seized together; called also {cuckold s neck}. Ham. Nav. Encyc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cuckold — cuck•old [[t]ˈkʌk əld[/t]] n. 1) the husband of an unfaithful wife 2) to make a cuckold of (a husband) • Etymology: 1200–50; ME cukeweld, later cok(k)ewold, cukwold < AF *cucuald … From formal English to slang
cuckold-maker — cuckˈold maker noun • • • Main Entry: ↑cuckold … Useful english dictionary
cuckold — cuck·old … English syllables
