cotquean

[ kot-kween ]

noun

Archaic. a man who busies himself with traditionally women's household duties.
Archaic. a coarse woman.

Origin of cotquean

First recorded in 1540–50; cot² + quean

Words Nearby cotquean

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How to use cotquean in a sentence

The twelfth, bayoguin, signified a “cotquean,” a man whose nature inclined toward that of a woman.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, V7, 1588-1591 | Emma Helen Blair
He had given him the nickname of "cotquean," and jeered at him whenever he saw him.
Dame Care | Hermann Sudermann

British Dictionary definitions for cotquean

cotquean

/ (ˈkɒtˌkwiːn) /

nounarchaic

a coarse woman
a man who does housework

Origin of cotquean

C16: see cot ², quean

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