cot-quean
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cot-quean
- /ˈkɒtkwiːn/
Where it comes from
From cot + quean; see cot (“cottage”).
noun cot-queans
- A man who performs tasks that traditionally belong to a woman; an effeminate man. Go, you cot-quean, go. Get you to bed!
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A female cuckold; a cuckquean.
What, shall a husband be afraid of his wife's face? Will she paint it so horribly? We are a king, cotquean, and we will reign in our pleasures, and we will cudgel thee to death if thou find fault with us.
Similar: cuckquean
Similar: mollycoddle, janegirl, cucquean
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noun
Similar: mollycoddle, janegirl, cucquean
Talk about this word "cot-quean." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cot-quean. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cot-quean. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cot-quean "cot-quean." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cot-quean.Cite this
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title = {cot-quean},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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