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The doctor was a large, hale man, with a coxcomb of thinning red hair.
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Adam O’Fallon Price, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
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Adam O’Fallon Price, Harper's magazine, 10 June 2019
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“Coxcomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coxcomb. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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coxcomb
noun
cox·comb
ˈkäks-ˌkōm 
: a conceited foolish person
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