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Definition of "cotquean" [cot•quean]

  • Archaic A coarse or scolding woman. (noun)
  • Archaic A man who busies himself with domestic matters traditionally regarded as suitable only for women. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "cotquean" in a sentence
  • "The twelfth, _bayoguin_, signified a "cotquean," a man whose nature inclined toward that of a woman."
  • ""Her husband, who at best is but a cotquean - one of those fellows who has a dastardly fear of his wife, which, you know,"
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