BAWCOCKS

Noun

bawcocks

plural of bawcock

Source: Wiktionary


BAWCOCK

Baw"cock, n. Etym: [From F. beau fine + E. cock (the bird); or more prob. fr. OF. baud bold, gay + E. cock. Cf. Bawd.]

Definition: A fine fellow; -- a term of endearment. [Obs.] "How now, my bawcock " Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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