单词 | cockmate |
释义 | † cockmaten. Obsolete. rare. A best or extremely close friend. Cf. cock n.1 and int. Compounds 1c. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friend > close or intimate friend belamy?c1225 friarc1290 specialc1300 necessaryc1384 familiar?c1400 great frienda1425 gossea1549 particular1577 shopfellow?1577 cockmate1578 privado1584 bosom friend1590 better half1596 ingle1602 inward1607 bully boy1609 bosom-piecea1625 hail-fellow1650 bosom-bird1655 intimate1660 crony1665 intimado1682 chum1684 friend of one's bosom1712 right bower1829 inquaintancea1834 cad1836 chummy1849 bond-friend1860 raggie1901 bosom1913 aceboy1951 boon coon1951 mellow1967 squeeze1980 acegirl2009 1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 15 Euphues,..was.., suspecting that which in deede was true, that Philautus was corriuall with him, and cookemate [read cockemate] with Lucilla. 1578 J. Lyly Euphues f. 59v Children..must be courteous in their behauiour, lowely in their speach, not disdayning their cock mates or refrayning their company. 1668 T. Ford Felo de Se 32 If matters go well on our side, we cannot tell but we may be Cock-mates with Cardinals, yea, possibly some of us with his Holiness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1578 |
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