"bawcock" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bawcocks [plural]
Etymology: From Old French baud (“bold, gay”) + cock. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|baud||bold, gay}} Old French baud (“bold, gay”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bawcock (plural bawcocks)
  1. (archaic) A fine fellow. Tags: archaic

Inflected forms

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