Cuckold Definition

kŭkəld, ko͝ok-
cuckolded, cuckolding, cuckolds
noun
cuckolds
A man whose wife has committed adultery.
Webster's New World

A West Indian plectognath fish, Rhinesomus.

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The cowfish, Acanthostracion quadricornis and allied species.

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verb
cuckolded, cuckolding, cuckolds
To make a cuckold of.
Webster's New World

To make a cuckold of someone by being unfaithful, or by seducing his wife.

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Other Word Forms of Cuckold

Noun

Singular:
cuckold
Plural:
cuckolds

Origin of Cuckold

  • Derived from Old French cucuault (from cucu, the Cuckoo bird, some varieties of which lay their eggs in another’s nest). Appears in Middle English in noun form circa 1250 as cokewald. First known use of the verb form is 1589.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English cokewald from Anglo-Norman cucuald from cucu the cuckoo from Vulgar Latin cuccūlus from Latin cucūlus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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