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cot-quean
/ˈkɒtkwiːn/
noun 2
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1VERB + COT-QUEAN
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noun
1
A man who performs tasks that traditionally belong to a woman; an effeminate man.
Go, you cot-quean, go. Get you to bed!
A stateswoman is as ridiculous a creature as a cot-quean. Each of the sexes should keep within its particular bounds, and content themselves to excel within their respective districts.
2
A female cuckold; a cuckquean.
What, shall a husband be afraid of his wife's face? Will she paint it so horribly? We are a king, cotquean, and we will reign in our pleasures, and we will cudgel thee to death if thou find fault with us.
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Go, you cot-quean, go. Get you to bed!
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A stateswoman is as ridiculous a creature as a cot-quean. Each of the sexes should keep within its particular bounds, and content themselves to excel within their respective districts.
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What, shall a husband be afraid of his wife's face? Will she paint it so horribly? We are a king, cotquean, and we will reign in our pleasures, and we will cudgel thee to death if thou find fault with
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