noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A woman who has an unfaithful husband.

   "Ye make hir a cookqueane."

2. 2
   A woman who is attracted to or aroused by the sexual infidelity of a partner.

Verb

1. 1
   To make a woman into a cuckquean. transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

cot queancot-queancuckcakecuckoldcucqueanhotwife

Antonyms

All antonyms

cuckolder

Example

More examples

"Yes, that's her name! His cuckquean she is; his wife she is not and never shall be!"

Etymology

Blend of cuckold + quean (“disreputable woman”). The verb sense is derived from the noun sense.

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