† coxcombingn.

Forms: 1600s coxcoming.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: coxcomb n., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < coxcomb n. + -ing suffix¹.

Obsolete. rare.

The action or fact of making a fool of someone. Cf. coxcomb n. 4a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > duping, making a fool of > [noun]

truffingc1480

foolifying1618

coxcombing1664

befooling1677

assification1820

trail1847

befoolment1881

1664 Let. in 7th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS: Pt. I (1879) 484 in Parl. Papers 1878–9 (C. 2340) XL. 1 Sir R. T...if all be true, made a very coxcoming of Prynne.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	coxcombing
释义	† coxcombingn. Forms: 1600s coxcoming. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: coxcomb n., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < coxcomb n. + -ing suffix¹. Obsolete. rare. The action or fact of making a fool of someone. Cf. coxcomb n. 4a. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > duping, making a fool of > [noun] truffingc1480 foolifying1618 coxcombing1664 befooling1677 assification1820 trail1847 befoolment1881 1664 Let. in 7th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS: Pt. I (1879) 484 in Parl. Papers 1878–9 (C. 2340) XL. 1 Sir R. T...if all be true, made a very coxcoming of Prynne. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1664
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