单词 | cockish |
释义 | cockish, a.|ˈkɒkɪʃ| [f. cock n.1 + -ish.] 1. Of or pertaining to a cock (obs.); now only humorous, cocklike.
1577B. Googe Heresbach's Husb. iv. (1586) 161 Such [Hens] as after the Cockishe maner either crowe or treade. Ibid. iv. 158 [Hens] free from spurres: for such as weare those Cockish weapons, are not good for broode. 2. Like a cock in disposition; strutting, self-assertive, assuming, cocky.
1546Bale Eng. Votaries ii. (1550) 50 b, Bryngyng with hym the metropolycall mantell of Anselme, to augment hys cockysh autorite. 1589Nashe Pasquil & Marforius 15 In his Proem to his cokish conclusions. c1690B. E. Dict. Cant. Crew, Cockish, wanton, uppish, forward. †3. Lecherous, wanton. Obs. or dial.
1570Levins Manip. 145 Cockish, salax. 1598Florio, Galluta, a cockish wanton. 1847–78Halliwell, Cockish, wanton. North. Hence ˈcockishly adv.; ˈcockishness.
1563–87Foxe A. & M. (1596) 532/1 You..which take upon you so cockishlie (rather than wiselie) to be a controller and maister moderatour of other mens matters. 1573G. Harvey Letter-bk. (1884) 26 Whi [they] uppon a meere cockishnes..in mi absenc flatly deniid me. 1598Florio, Galloria, cockishnes, iollity, mirth. 1727–31Bailey, Cockishness, uppishness. |

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