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bawcock

bawcock noun: a fine fellow.

Noun

bawcock (plural bawcocks)

  1. (archaic) A fine fellow.
    • Abate thy rage, abate thy manly rage; / Abate thy rage, great duke. / Good bawcock, bate thy rage. Use lenity, sweet chuck.1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
    • The King's a Bawcock, and a Heart of Gold, / a Lad of Life, an Impe of Fame, / of Parents good, of Fist most valiant:1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

Forms of bawcock

pluralbawcocks

Origin of bawcock

From Old French baud (“bold, gay”) + cock.

Questions about bawcock

What does bawcock mean?
Bawcock means a fine fellow.
What part of speech is bawcock?
Bawcock is a noun.
What is the plural of bawcock?
The plural of bawcock is bawcocks.

Words near bawcock in the dictionary

  1. bawbags
  2. bawbee
  3. bawbees
  4. bawble
  5. bawbles
  6. bawcock
  7. bawcocks
  8. Bawcom
  9. bawd
  10. bawded
  11. Bawden

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