Pillicock

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A penis. archaic

    "Al þus eld me for-dede... Y ne mai no more of loue done,"

  2. 2
    A boy or man. endearing, obsolete

    "A pillicocke, a darling, or a wanton, or a minion."

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Example

More examples

"Al þus eld me for-dede... Y ne mai no more of loue done,"

Etymology

From Middle English pilkoc, equivalent to an uncertain first element + cock (“a male chicken; slang term for a penis”). Compare the earlier surname Pylcock etc., as well as pillock, Scots pillie (“a penis”), Jutland regional Danish piller and pillerkok (“a penis”), regional Norwegian pill (“a penis”), and Swedish pillesnopp (“wiener, (small) penis”).

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