| 释义 |
cuck·old
I. \ˈkəkəld sometimes ˈku̇k-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English cukeweld, cokewold
1. : a man whose wife is unfaithful : the husband of an adulteress — see horn I 4b
2.
a. : cowfish 2
b. : cowbird
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
: to make a cuckold of (a husband)
III. \ˈkəkəl(d)\ noun
also cuckold bur
(-s)
Etymology: cuckold probably alteration of cockle (I); cuckold bur probably alteration of cocklebur
1. : any of several plants of the genus Bidens; especially : an erect annual No. American beggar-tick (B. connata) with small barbed fruits
2. : cocklebur 1 |