Cuckfield

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proper noun

A village and civil parish in Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3024).

OriginAnglo-Norman *cucu ← Old English feld →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ3024).

Origin

  1. Old Englishfeld“field”
  2. Anglo-Norman*cucu“cuckoo”
  3. EnglishCuckfield

From either the Anglo-Norman *cucu (“cuckoo”) + Old English feld (“field”).

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APA

Cuckfield. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cuckfield

MLA

“Cuckfield.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cuckfield. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cuckfield,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cuckfield.

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