Lexic.us

Definition of Cuckold

1. Verb. Be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage. "Sam cannot cuckold Sue "; "Might her husband be wandering?"

Definition of Cuckold

1. n. A man whose wife is unfaithful; the husband of an adulteress.

2. v. t. To make a cuckold of, as a husband, by seducing his wife, or by her becoming an adulteress.

Definition of Cuckold

1. Noun. A man married to an unfaithful wife, especially when he is unaware or unaccepting of the fact. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To make a cuckold of someone by being unfaithful, or by seducing his wife. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Cuckold

1. to make a cuckold (a cornuto) of [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cuckold

Literary usage of Cuckold

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. English and Scottish Popular Ballads by Francis James Child, Helen Child Sargent (1904)
"7 ' Why, you old cuckold, blind cuckold, They are three roasting-spits, can't you very well see ? шу mother sent to me.' 8 ' Heyday ! ..."

2. A Glossary; Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1867)
"... well, yet thev arc devils' additions, the names of lu-nds : bui cuckold ! wittol ! cuckold ! the devil himself hath not such a n»mc. Her. U7., ii, 2. ..."

3. John Webster and the Elizabethan Drama by Rupert Brooke (1916)
"A Cure for a cuckold was published in 1661. (1) It is necessary at one point ... (2) The plot of "Webster's portion" of A Cure for a cuckold is the same as, ..."

4. Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Chiefly by John Brand, Henry Ellis (1900)
"OF THE WORD cuckold. I KNOW not how this word, which is generally derived from fiir-ii/us a cuckoo, has happened to be given to the injured husband, ..."

5. Observations on Popular Antiquities: Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our by John Brand, Henry Ellis (1841)
"OF THE WORD cuckold. I KNOW not how this word, which is generally derived from " cuculus," a cuckoo, has happened to be given to the injured husband, ..."

6. The Roxburghe Ballads by William Chappell, Ballad Society (1874)
"... taking what chance doth befall, Is-very well pleased with his Wife, Hornes and all. To the tune of, The Merry cuckold ..."

7. The Roxburghe Ballads by Charles Hindley (1874)
"... taking what chance doth befall, Is very well pleased with his Wife, Hornes and all. To the tune of, The Merry cuckold. You Married Men whom Fate hath ..."

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