cuckold
the husband of an unfaithful wife.
to make a cuckold of (a husband).
Origin of cuckold
1Other words from cuckold
- cuck·old·ly, adverb
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How to use cuckold in a sentence
I know, a hundred honest men cuckolds, honestly and not unbeseemingly; a worthy man is pitied, not disesteemed for it.
The Essays of Montaigne, Complete | Michel de MontaigneA thousand Cuckolds shall that Husband be, That marries thee, thou art so mischievous.
The Mad Lover | Francis BeaumontCucullus non facit monachum, my learned counsel; all are not cuckolds that seem so, nor all seem not that are so.
The Works of John Marston | John MarstonAll knots are begun by "loops" or rings commonly known to mariners as "Cuckolds' Necks" (Fig. 5).
Knots, Splices and Rope Work | A. Hyatt VerrillWhen all cuckolds shall be at a general rendezvous, thou shouldst be their standard-bearer.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete. | Francois Rabelais
British Dictionary definitions for cuckold
/ (ˈkʌkəld) /
a man whose wife has committed adultery, often regarded as an object of scorn
(tr) to make a cuckold of
Origin of cuckold
1Derived forms of cuckold
- cuckoldry, noun
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