What does milksop mean?
Milksop means A piece of bread sopped in milk..
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/ˈmɪlkˌsɒp/ · noun
A piece of bread sopped in milk..
And vvho doth lead them but a paltrey fellovv,? / Long kept in Brittaine at our mothers coſt, / A milkeſopt, one that neuer in his life / Felt ſo much colde as ouer ſhooes in ſnovv: […]
“That milksop of a creature pretend to be worthy of such a woman as Mrs. Pendennis,” broke out the Doctor: “where will impudence stop next!”
Use milksop when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Milksop means A piece of bread sopped in milk..
Common synonyms include big girl's blouse, candy-arse, candy-ass, crybaby.
Possible antonyms include daredevil, dogmatist, firebrand, hypermasculine man.
And vvho doth lead them but a paltrey fellovv,? / Long kept in Brittaine at our mothers coſt, / A milkeſopt, one that neuer in his life / Felt ſo much colde as ouer ſhooes in ſnovv: […]
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