bawcock
English
Etymology
From Old French baud (“bold, gay”) + cock.
Noun
bawcock (plural bawcocks)
- (archaic) A fine fellow.
- c. 1599, Henry V, by Shakespeare, Act III Scene II
- Abate thy rage, abate thy manly rage; / Abate thy rage, great duke. / Good bawcock, bate thy rage. Use lenity, sweet chuck.
- c. 1599, Henry V, by Shakespeare, Act III Scene II
References
- bawcock at OneLook Dictionary Search
- bawcock in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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