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cot-quean

noun
/ˈkɒtkwiːn/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from *gʷḗn✻
  2. inherited from *kwenǭ✻
  3. inherited from *kwenā✻
  4. inherited from cwene
  5. inherited from quene
  6. compounded as cot-quean — “cot + quean”

Definitions

  1. A man who performs tasks that traditionally belong to a woman

    A man who performs tasks that traditionally belong to a woman; an effeminate man.

    • Go, you cot-quean, go. Get you to bed!
    • A stateswoman is as ridiculous a creature as a cot-quean. Each of the sexes should keep within its particular bounds, and content themselves to excel within their respective districts.

  2. A female cuckold

    A female cuckold; a cuckquean.

    • What, shall a husband be afraid of his wife's face? Will she paint it so horribly? We are a king, cotquean, and we will reign in our pleasures, and we will cudgel thee to death if thou find fault with us.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA