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coxcomb


cox·comb

noun \ˈkäks-ˌkōm\

Definition of COXCOMB

1
a : a jester's cap adorned with a strip of red b archaic : pate, head
2
a obsolete : fool b : a conceited foolish person : fop
— cox·comb·i·cal \käks-ˈkō-mi-kəl, -ˈkä-\ adjective
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Origin of COXCOMB

Middle English cokkes comb, literally, cock's comb
First Known Use: 1573

Rhymes with COXCOMB

airdrome, at-home, beachcomb, Beerbohm, bichrome, Bornholm, bring home, clay loam, cockscomb, coulomb, down-home, fall home, genome, group home, hot comb, megohm, Nichrome, radome, rest home, rhizome, salt dome, shalom, sheet home

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