Meaning

2 senses

  1. (derogatory, obsolete)A man who performs tasks that traditionally belong to a woman; an effeminate man.

  2. (derogatory, obsolete)A female cuckold; a cuckquean.

Origin

From cot + quean; see cot (“cottage”).

From cot + quean; see cot (“cottage”).

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Forms

plural: cot-queans
Singularcot-quean
Pluralcot-queans

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
mollycoddlejanegirlcucquean

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cosyB2cotcottacottageB2cottager

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