cotquean的意思

cotquean

英式音标['kɑtkwin]
美式英标['kɒt,kwiːn]

基本解释

n. 粗暴强悍的女人；忙家务活儿的男人

英文词源

cotquean (n.): 1540s, obsolete, "housewife of a cot," from cot (see cottage) + quean; hence "a vulgar beldam, scold" [OED]; also used contemptuously (by Shakespeare, etc.) of men seen as overly interested in housework.

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