In humorous or satirical contexts: the name of a monster said to feed only on patient or virtuous wives, and, from the scarcity of the diet, to be…
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| 释义 | the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > malignant monster > [noun] > that eat husbands or wives (3) Chichevachec1405 In humorous or satirical contexts: the name of a monster said to feed only on patient or virtuous wives, and, from the scarcity of the diet, to be… Bycornec1430 Given by Lydgate as the proper name of a fabulous beast represented in an old satire as feeding on patient husbands, and being always fat from the… pickehornc1580 A kind of monster; perhaps = Bycorne, n. |
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