cotquean
pronunciation
How to pronounce cotquean in British English:
UK ['kɒtkwi:n]
How to pronounce cotquean in American English:
US ['kɒtkwin]
Word Origin
- cotquean (n.)
- 1540s, obsolete, "housewife of a cot," from cot (see cottage) + quean; hence "a vulgar beldam, scold" [OED]; also used contemptuously (by Shakespeare, etc.) of men seen as overly interested in housework.