Paycock
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Paycock is a noun meaning (nonstandard, uncommon) Pronunciation spelling of peacock.
Meaning
(nonstandard, uncommon) Pronunciation spelling of peacock.
Example Sentences
The great Irish joiant, Fann Mac Cuil, lived to be a middle-aged man, without ever meeting his match, and so he was as proud as a paycock.
... find some impeccable prose in this newsgroup if you hold the noise >down and pay attention instead of strutting around like a bloomin' paycock.
Word Forms
- paycocks
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include paiock, paiocke, pajocke, heathcock, turkey-cock, poppinjay.
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