单词 | to play the cotquean |
释义 | > as lemmasto play the cotquean 1. (apparently) The housewife of a cot or labourer's hut. to play the cotquean: said of a man: see sense 3. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > inhabitant by type of accommodation > [noun] > inhabitant of house > inhabitants of specific types of house cottager1523 cotquean1547 coter1631 cottier1820 tenement householder1894 homecrofter1897 block dweller1902 soddy1958 society > authority > rule or government > rule or government of family or tribe > head of family, tribe, or clan > [noun] > head of household > of a labourer's hut cotquean1547 1547 W. Salesbury Dict. Eng. & Welshe Kotchwen, Cotequeane. ?1589 T. Nashe Almond for Parrat sig. 5 The Vicar of little Down, in Norfolke..groaping his owne hennes, like a Cotquean. 1624 T. Heywood Γυναικεῖον iv. 180 Aristotle holds it as inconvenient and uncomely for the wife to busie herselfe about any publike affaires, as for the man to play the cotqueane at home. < as lemmas |
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