A derisive name for the husband of an unfaithful wife.
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| 释义 | society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > fornication, adultery, or incest > [noun] > adultery > husband of adulterous wife (31) cuckolda1250 A derisive name for the husband of an unfaithful wife. cornutoc1430 A cuckold. unicorn1509 In figurative or allusive use. hoddypolla1529 A fool, simpleton; a cuckold. summer bird1541 Also in form summer's bird. A cuckold. Obsolete. Actaeon1567 (A type of) a cuckold; the husband of an unfaithful wife. knight of the forked order1586 ‘Horned’, ‘cornuted’, cuckolded. knight of the forked order n. a cuckold. Vulcanian1598 A cuckold; a man whose wife has been unfaithful to him. Cf. Vulcan, n. 2a. Obsolete. rare. hoddy-doddy1601 A cuckold; a hen-pecked man; a noodle; a simpleton. Obsolete. becco1604 A cuckold. ram-head1605 A person whose head is likened to that of a ram; a dull, slow-witted, or obstinate individual; a cuckold. Now historical. cornute1608 One who is ‘horned’; a cuckold. horn-stock1611 A cuckold. skimmington1623 The man or woman personating the ill-used husband or the offending wife in the procession (see 2) intended to ridicule the one or the other. Also… horn-heada1640 a horn-headed being, a cuckold. tup1652 transferred. Applied to a person. half-moon1659 A cuckold; in allusion to his ‘horns’. rare. cuck1706 = cuckold, n.1 1. Subcategories:— state of (3) — symbol of (7) — complaisant husband (3) |
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