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cotquean是什么意思

cotquean

英 ['kɒt,kwiːn] 美 ['kɑtkwin]
  • n. 粗暴强悍的女人;忙家务活儿的男人

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cotquean (n.)
1540s, obsolete, "housewife of a cot," from cot (see cottage) + quean; hence "a vulgar beldam, scold" [OED]; also used contemptuously (by Shakespeare, etc.) of men seen as overly interested in housework.

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