meacock
meacock · meacocks
An uxorious, effeminate, or spiritless manAn uxorious, effeminate, or spiritless man; a meek man who dotes on his wife, or is henpecked.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)An uxorious, effeminate, or spiritless man; a meek man who dotes on his wife, or is henpecked.
Origin
Probably a blend of meek + peacock, or from meek + -ock (“diminutive suffix”). For cock inProbably a blend of meek + peacock, or from meek + -ock (“diminutive suffix”). For cock in a diminutive, see also niddicock.
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