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Meaning of BAWCOCK

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Baw"cock\, n. [From F. beau fine + E. cock (the bird);
or more prob. fr. OF. baud bold, gay + E. cock. Cf. {Bawd}.]
A fine fellow; -- a term of endearment. [Obs.] ``How now, my
bawcock ?'' --Shak.
 

 

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