I. ˈkəkəld sometimes ˈku̇k- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English cukeweld, cokewold
1. : a man whose wife is unfaithful : the husband of an adulteress — see horn I 4b
2.
a. : cowfish 2
b. : cowbird
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to make a cuckold of (a husband)
III. ˈkəkəl(d) noun
also cuckold bur
( -s )
Etymology: cuckold probably alteration of cockle (I) ; cuckold bur probably alteration of cocklebur
1. : any of several plants of the genus Bidens ; especially : an erect annual No. American beggar-tick ( B. connata ) with small barbed fruits
2. : cocklebur 1