PRINCOCK

Etymology

Noun

princock (plural princocks)

(now, rare, dialectal, sometimes, attributive) An insolent or cheeky young man.

Source: Wiktionary


Prin"cock, Prin"cox, n. Etym: [Prim + cock.]

Definition: A coxcomb; a pert boy. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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NURSE

(verb) treat carefully; “He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”; “He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly”


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