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smell-smock

smell-smock noun: a promiscuous man.

Noun

smell-smock (plural smell-smocks)

  1. (obsolete) A promiscuous man.
    • As arrant a smell-smock, for an old muttonmonger as thyself.1604, Thomas Dekker, The Honest Whore, Part 2, act 4, scene 1; Rhys, Ernest, editor, Thomas Dekker, unexpurgated edition, London: Vizetelly & Co, 1887, page 247
  2. (UK, dialectal) A plant, the cuckooflower or lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis).
  3. (UK, dialectal) A plant, the wood sorrel (Oxalis acetosella).

Synonyms of smell-smock

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Forms of smell-smock

pluralsmell-smocks
alternative formsmellsmock
alternative formsmell-smocke
alternative formsmellsmocke

Origin of smell-smock

From smell + smock (“woman's undergarment”).

Questions about smell-smock

What does smell-smock mean?
Smell-smock means a promiscuous man.
What part of speech is smell-smock?
Smell-smock is a noun.
What is the plural of smell-smock?
The plural of smell-smock is smell-smocks.

Words near smell-smock in the dictionary

  1. smell-o-meter
  2. smell-o-meters
  3. smell-o-rama
  4. smell-o-ramas
  5. smell-o-vision
  6. smell-smock
  7. smell-smocks
  8. smellable
  9. smelled
  10. smelled a rat
  11. smelled blood

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