milksoppy
noun
a weak or ineffectual person.
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milksop (ˈmɪlkˌsɒp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a feeble or ineffectual man or youth |
| 2. | (Brit) a dish of bread soaked in warm milk, given esp to infants and invalids |
| 'milksoppy | |
| —adj | |
| 'milksopping | |
| —adj | |
| 'milksopism | |
| —n | |
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Milksoppy
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| milksop (ˈmɪlkˌsɒp) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a feeble or ineffectual man or youth |
| 2. | (Brit) a dish of bread soaked in warm milk, given esp to infants and invalids |
| 'milksoppy | |
| —adj | |
| 'milksopping | |
| —adj | |
| 'milksopism | |
| —n | |
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milksop
"effeminate spiritless man," attested as a surname c.1246, also applied in M.E. to the infant Christ.
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