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bawcock
[ baw-kok ]
noun
Archaic.
- (used familiarly) a fine fellow.
bawcock
/ ˈbɔːˌkɒk /
noun
- archaic.a fine fellow
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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.
From The Guardian
Why, how now, my bawcock? how dost thou, chuck?
From Project Gutenberg
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.
From Project Gutenberg
The two names Bawcock and Meacock had once a special significance.
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