bawcock

baw·cock

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [baw-kok]
- /ˈbɔˌkɒk/
- /bˈɔːkɒk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [baw-kok]
- /ˈbɔˌkɒk/

Definitions of bawcock word

noun bawcock a fine fellow 3
noun bawcock a good fellow 3
noun bawcock (used familiarly) a fine fellow. 1
noun bawcock (archaic) A fine fellow. 0

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Origin of bawcock

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600, bawcock is from the French word beau coc fine cock

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Parts of speech for Bawcock

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bawcock

bawcock popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

bawcock usage trend in Literature

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