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cockquean:

Since the 1830s, a male homosexual , one who acts the wife .
Etymology: Derives from cotquean , a 16 th century Scottish term for a peasant housewife, later applied to: a) an emasculated male; b) a masculine or shrewish woman , especially one who dominates her husband .
See Also: cotquean

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