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cuckold

cuck·old [ kúk'ld ]


noun  (plural cuck·olds)
Definition:
 
man whose wife is unfaithful: a husband whose wife has been unfaithful to him



transitive verb  (past and past participle cuck·old·ed, present participle cuck·old·ing, 3rd person present singular cuck·olds)
Definition:
 
be unfaithful to somebody: to make a cuckold of a husband

[Pre-12th century. < Old N French, variant of Old French cucuault< cucu "cuckoo"]

cuck·old·ry noun
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