"cock in the henhouse" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-cock in the henhouse.ogg [Australia] Forms: cocks in the henhouse [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|cocks in the henhouse}} cock in the henhouse (plural cocks in the henhouse)
  1. (idiomatic, figurative) A man in a situation where he has access to many women, presumably intending to seduce them. Tags: figuratively, idiomatic Related terms: fox in the henhouse
    Sense id: en-cock_in_the_henhouse-en-noun-Uomj4fJ5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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