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cuckquean

American

[kuhk-kween] / ˈkʌkˌkwin /

noun

the wife of an unfaithful husband.

verb (used with object)

to make a cuckquean of (a woman).

Etymology

Origin of cuckquean

First recorded in 1540–50; cuck(old) ( def. ) + quean ( def. )

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