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cuckold

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noun

IPA: /ˈkʌk.əld/

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The correct spelling is cuckold. A man married to an unfaithful wife, especially when he is unaware or unaccepting of the fact.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A man married to an unfaithful wife, especially when he is unaware or unaccepting of the fact.
  2. 2.A West Indian plectognath fish, Rhinesomus triqueter.
  3. 3.The scrawled cowfish, Acanthostracion quadricornis and allied species.

verb

  1. 1.To make a cuckold or cuckquean of someone by being unfaithful, or by seducing their partner or spouse.

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