Cotquean

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cotquean \Cot"quean`\ (k?t"kw?n`), n. [Cot a cottage + quean.]
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     1. A man who busies himself with affairs which properly
        belong to women. --Addison.
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     2. A she-cuckold; a cucquean; a henhussy. [Obs.]
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              What, shall a husband be afraid of his wife's face?
              We are a king, cotquean, and we will reign in our
              pleasures.                            --B. Jonson.
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