Etymology

meacock

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Today it means: An uxorious, effeminate, or spiritless man; a meek man who dotes on his wife, or is henpecked. Full definition →

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meacock · noun1

Probably a blend of meek + peacock, or from meek + -ock (“diminutive suffix”). For cock in a diminutive, see also niddicock.

Meacock · proper noun2

Variant of Maycock.

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