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coxcombry definition

cox·combry (-kōm′rē)

noun pl. coxcombries -·ries

  1. silly conceit or foppery
  2. an instance of this

Etymology: see coxcomb

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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