Meaning of cot-quean | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A man who performs tasks that traditionally belong to a woman; an effeminate man.
   derogatory, obsolete
2. A female cuckold; a cuckquean.
   derogatory, obsolete

Examples

“Go, you cot-quean, go. Get you to bed!”

“A stateswoman is as ridiculous a creature as a cot-quean. Each of the sexes should keep within its particular bounds, and content themselves to excel within their respective districts.”

“What, shall a husband be afraid of his wife's face? Will she paint it so horribly? We are a king, cotquean, and we will reign in our pleasures, and we will cudgel thee to death if thou find fault with us.”

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