单词 | shy-cock |
释义 | † shy-cockn. slang. Obsolete. (? A cock that refuses to fight; also, a cock that is ‘shy’ or not easily caught. ? Hence:) A wary or cowardly person; also, ‘One who keeps within doors for fear of bailiffs’ (Grose Dict. Vulgar T. 1785). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > cowardice or pusillanimity > [noun] > coward(s) coward?a1289 hen-hearta1450 staniel?a1500 pigeon?1571 cow1581 quake-breech1584 cow-baby1594 custard1598 chicken heart1602 nidget1605 hen?1613 faintling1614 white-liver1614 chickena1616 quake-buttocka1627 skitterbrooka1652 dunghill1761 cow-heart1768 shy-cock1768 fugie1777 slag1788 man of chaff1799 fainter1826 possum1833 cowardy, cowardy, custard1836 sheep1840 white feather1857 funk1859 funkstick1860 lily-liver1860 faint-heart1870 willy boy1895 blert1905 squib1908 fraid cat (also fraidy cat)c1910–23 manso1912 feartie1923 yellowbelly1927 chicken liver1930 boneless wonder1931 scaredy-cat1933 sook1933 pantywaist1935 punk1939 ringtail1941 chickenshit1945 candy-ass1953 pansy-ass1963 unbrave1981 bottler1994 the world > action or operation > manner of action > care, carefulness, or attention > caution > [noun] > cautious person cautionista1656 shy-cock1768 pussyfoot1907 safety-firster1915 pussyfooter1923 piker1929 1768 O. Goldsmith Good Natur'd Man iii. 33 There's not a prettyer scout..after a shy-cock than he. 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker I. 125 She layed all her snares for Dr. Lewis..but the Doctor, being a shy cock, would not be caught with chaff. 1796 F. Reynolds Fortune's Fool v. 59 The members rose, lock'd the door, and call'd me a shycock!—forced this pistol into my hand. 1804 Naval Chron. 12 396 He is a shy-cock. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1768 |
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