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cuckold
cuck·old / ˈkəkəld; -ōld/ • n. archaic the husband of an adulteress, often regarded as an object of derision. • v. [tr.] (of a man) make (another man) a cuckold by having a sexual relationship with his wife. ∎ (of a man's wife) make (her husband) a cuckold. DERIVATIVES: cuck·old·ry / -drē/ n. ORIGIN: late Old English, from Old French cucuault, from cucu ‘cuckoo’ (from the cuckoo's habit of laying its egg in another bird's nest). The equivalent words in French and other languages applied to both the bird and the adulterer; cuckold has never been applied to the bird in English. |
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"cuckold." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cuckold." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-cuckold.html "cuckold." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-cuckold.html |
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cuckold
cuckold the husband of an adulteress, often regarded as an object of derision, ultimately derived from Old French cucu ‘cuckoo’, from the cuckoo's habit of laying its egg in another bird's nest.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "cuckold." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "cuckold." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-cuckold.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "cuckold." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-cuckold.html |
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cuckold husband of an unfaithful wife. XIII (cukeweld, later cokewold, cokwald, cocold). — AN. *cucuald, var. of OF. cucuault, f. cucu CUCKOO + pejorative suffix -ald, -aud, -ault.
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T. F. HOAD. "cuckold." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "cuckold." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-cuckold.html T. F. HOAD. "cuckold." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-cuckold.html |
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cuckold
•behold, bold, cold, enfold, fold, foretold, gold, hold, mould (US mold), old, outsold, scold, self-controlled, sold, told, uncontrolled, undersold, unpolled, uphold, withhold, wold
•scaffold • tenfold
•elevenfold, sevenfold
•twelvefold
•eightfold, gatefold
•threefold • sheepfold • billfold
•pinfold • sixfold • manifold
•manyfold • twentyfold
•blindfold, ninefold
•fivefold • fourfold • thousandfold
•twofold • hundredfold
•centrefold (US centerfold)
•millionfold • mangold • marigold
•handhold • stranglehold • threshold
•freehold • leasehold • copyhold
•stronghold • shorthold • household
•toehold • foothold • commonhold
•cuckold • Leopold • Courtauld
•Cotswold
•unoiled, unsoiled, unspoiled
•shopsoiled
•Gould, unschooled
•unscheduled • thick-skulled
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"cuckold." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "cuckold." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-cuckold.html "cuckold." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-cuckold.html |
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