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  • Cuckold — 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. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cuckold — [kuk′əld] n. [ME cokewold < OFr cucuault < cucu (see CUCKOO): said to be in allusion to the female bird s habit of changing mates] a man whose wife has committed adultery vt. to make a cuckold of cuckoldry [kuk′əldrē] n …   English World dictionary

  • cuckold — cuck·old (kŭk’əld, ko͝ok’ ) n. ▸ A man whose wife is unfaithful. tr.v. cuck·old·ed, cuck·old·ing, cuck·olds ▸ To make a cuckold of. ╂ [Middle English cokewald, from Anglo Norman *cucuald, from cucu, the cuckoo, from Vulgar Latin …   Word Histories

  • cuckold — 1. noun /ˈkʌk.əʊld,ˈkʌk.əld,ˈkʌk.oʊld,ˈkʌk.əld/ A man married to an unfaithful wife, especially when he is unaware or unaccepting of the fact. If I never marry, I shall never be a cuckold. 2. verb /ˈkʌk.əʊld,ˈkʌk.əld,ˈkʌk.oʊld,ˈkʌk.əld/ To make a …   Wiktionary

  • cuckold — A man whose wife is unfaithful; the husband of an adulteress. It is explained that the word alludes to the habit of the female cuckold, which lays her eggs in the nests of other birds to be hatched by them. To make a cuckold of a man is to seduce …   Black's law dictionary

  • cuckold — A man whose wife is unfaithful; the husband of an adulteress. It is explained that the word alludes to the habit of the female cuckold, which lays her eggs in the nests of other birds to be hatched by them. To make a cuckold of a man is to seduce …   Black's law dictionary

  • cuckold — cuckoldly, adv. /kuk euhld/, n. 1. the husband of an unfaithful wife. v.t. 2. to make a cuckold of (a husband). [1200 50; ME cukeweld, later cok(k)ewold, cukwold < AF *cucuald (cf. MF cucuault), equiv. to OF cocu CUCKOO + ald, alt pejorative… …   Universalium

  • cuckold — cuck•old [[t]ˈkʌk əld[/t]] n. 1) the husband of an unfaithful wife 2) to make a cuckold of (a husband) • Etymology: 1200–50; ME cukeweld, later cok(k)ewold, cukwold < AF *cucuald …   From formal English to slang

  • cuckold — /ˈkʌkəld / (say kukuhld) noun 1. the husband of an unfaithful wife. –verb (t) 2. to make a cuckold of (a husband). {Middle English cokewold from Old French cucuault cuckoo, a man who has illicit sex with a married woman} …  

  • cuckold — A husband whose wife is unfaithful; the husband of an adulteress. To make a cuckold of a man is to seduce his wife. Hall v Huffman, 159 Ky 72, 73, 166 SW 770 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • cuckold — n. & v. n. the husband of an adulteress. v.tr. make a cuckold of. Derivatives: cuckoldry n. Etymology: ME cukeweld, cokewold, f. OF cucu cuckoo …   Useful english dictionary

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