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Cuckold

Cuckold Meaning & Definition
Cuckold Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cuckold?

[n] a man whose wife committed adultery
[v] be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage; "She cheats on her husband"; "Might her husband be wandering?"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cuckold: betray | cheat | cheat on | wander

Related Terms | Find terms related to Cuckold:

See Also | cozen | deceive | delude | fool around | hubby | husband | lead on | married man | play around | twotime

Cuckold In Webster's Dictionary

\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 to the habit of the female cuckoo, who lays her eggs in the nests of other birds, to be hatched by them.] 1. A man whose wife is unfaithful; the husband of an adulteress. --Shak. 2. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A West Indian plectognath fish ({Ostracion triqueter}). (b) The cowfish.
\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.

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