cot-quean
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cot|quean — «KOT KWEEN», noun. Obsolete. 1. a) the housewife of a cot or hut. b) a coarse, vulgar, or scolding woman. 2. a man who busies himself with household affairs. ╂[< cot2 + quean] … Useful english dictionary
quean — cot·quean; quean; … English syllables
cotquean — cot·quean … English syllables
cotquean — cot•quean [[t]ˈkɒtˌkwin[/t]] n. archaic 1) a man who busies himself with the household duties traditionally done by women 2) a coarse woman • Etymology: 1540–50; cot II+quean … From formal English to slang
Cotquean — Cot quean (k?t kw?n ), n. [Cot a cottage + quean.] [1913 Webster] 1. A man who busies himself with affairs which properly belong to women. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. A she cuckold; a cucquean; a henhussy. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] What, shall a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cotqueanity — Cot*quean i*ty (k?t kw?n ? t?), n. The condition, character, or conduct of a cotquean. [Obs.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cotquean — 1540s, obsolete, housewife of a cot, from cot (see COTTAGE (Cf. cottage)) + QUEAN (Cf. quean); hence a vulgar beldam, scold [OED]; also used contemptuously (by Shakespeare, etc.) of men seen as overly interested in housework … Etymology dictionary
cotquean — ˈkätˌkwēn noun ( s) Etymology: cot (I) + quean (woman) 1. obsolete : the wife of a cotter 2 … Useful english dictionary
