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Definition of Bawcocks
1. bawcock [n] - See also: bawcock
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bawcocks
Literary usage of Bawcocks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Greek Genius, and Other Essaysby John Jay Chapman by John Jay Chapman (1915)
"Were they not two bawcocks in excellent feather ? Yesterday I opened Balzac and
read the following description—which, by the way, is dragged in by the heels ..."
2. A Gentleman Player: His Adventures on a Secret Mission for Queen Elizabeth by Robert Neilson Stephens (1899)
"What, ye jolly bawcocks ! " he cried to the robbers, his sword-point raised aloft,
as if he awaited the result of his words ere choosing a victim for it. ..."
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