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91marry — {{11}}marry (interj.) a common oath in the Middle Ages, mid 14c., now obsolete, a corruption of the name of the Virgin MARY (Cf. Mary). {{12}}marry (v.) c.1300, to give (offspring) in marriage, from O.Fr. marier to get married; to marry off, give …
92cotquean — cot•quean [[t]ˈkɒtˌkwin[/t]] n. archaic 1) a man who busies himself with the household duties traditionally done by women 2) a coarse woman • Etymology: 1540–50; cot II+quean …
93queen — [OE] Queen goes back ultimately to prehistoric Indo European *gwen ‘woman’, source also of Greek guné ‘woman’ (from which English gets gynaecology), Persian zan ‘woman’ (from which English gets zenana ‘harem’), Swedish kvinna ‘woman’, and the now …
94stife — obstinate, inflexible, stiff; from the old Saxon. A stife quean, a lusty quean ; stife bread ; strong bread, made with beans and peas, &c. which makes it of a strong smell and taste. N …
95Cotqueanity — Cot*quean i*ty (k?t kw?n ? t?), n. The condition, character, or conduct of a cotquean. [Obs.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …
96Jade — Jade, n. [OE. jade; cf. Prov. E. yaud, Scot. yade, yad, yaud, Icel. jalda a mare.] [1913 Webster] 1. A mean or tired horse; a worthless nag. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Tired as a jade in overloaden cart. Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] 2. A… …
97cotquean — noun Etymology: 1cot + quean Date: 1547 1. archaic a coarse masculine woman 2. archaic a man who busies himself with women s work or affairs …
98Drag queen — New York drag performers Bianca Del Rio and Logan Hardcore on Fire Island before a show. Transgender topics Identities Androgyne  …
99Doric dialect (Scotland) — Scots language History …
100Common scold — Punishing a common scold in the dunking stool In the common law of crime in England and Wales, a common scold was a species of public nuisance a troublesome and angry woman who broke the public peace by habitually arguing and quarreling with her… …
