bawcock
[ baw-kok ]
nounArchaic.
(used familiarly) a fine fellow.
Origin of bawcock
1First recorded in 1590–1600, bawcock is from French beau coc “fine cock”
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How to use bawcock in a sentence
The two names bawcock and Meacock had once a special significance.
The Romance of Names | Ernest Weekley
British Dictionary definitions for bawcock
bawcock
/ (ˈbɔːˌkɒk) /
noun
archaic a fine fellow
Origin of bawcock
1C16: from French beau coq, from beau handsome + coq cock 1
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