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mollycot
noun
mol·ly·cot
\ˈmäliˌkät\
Definition of mollycot
dialectal, England
: one unduly concerned with housekeeping; especially : a man who takes an interest in or does housework usually performed by women
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Origin and Etymology of mollycot
1molly + obsolete cot man who does women's work, short for cotquean
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