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    cuckold

    US /ˈkʌkoʊld/

    ・

    UK /ˈkʌkəʊld/

    A1
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)Be sexually unfaithful to your partner in marriage

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    The dark history of the bunny ears sign | BBC Ideas

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    • The word cuckold comes from the French word for cuckoo, a reference to that bird's habit of laying its eggs in another bird's nest.

      The word cuckold comes from the French word for cuckoo, a reference to that bird's habit of laying its eggs in another bird's nest.

    • The cuckold was a figure of fun in the works of Chaucer and Shakespeare, and he was still being mocked even in Victorian times.

      The cuckold was a figure of fun in the works of Chaucer and Shakespeare, and he was still being mocked even in Victorian times.

    B1