About The Word Cuckold
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Cuckold
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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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