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bawcock

[ baw-kok ]

noun

Archaic.
  1. (used familiarly) a fine fellow.


bawcock

/ ˈbɔːˌkɒk /

noun

  1. archaic.
    a fine fellow
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bawcock1

First recorded in 1590–1600, bawcock is from French beau coc “fine cock”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bawcock1

C16: from French beau coq , from beau handsome + coq cock 1
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Example Sentences

The reason for this unusual culinary event is the annual celebration of bold adventurer Tom Bawcock, whose fish-catching feats are said to have relieved starvation in the local area during horrific storms.

Why, how now, my bawcock? how dost thou, chuck?

Its plot conventions are no less archaic than its Elizabethan jargon, e.g., tillyvally, bawcock, clodpole.

Bawcock can easily be connected with Baldwin, while Meacock, Maycock, belong to the personal name May or Mee, shortened from the Old Fr.

The two names Bawcock and Meacock had once a special significance.

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