ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Pillicock

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Pillicock is a noun meaning (archaic) A penis.

Meaning

(archaic) A penis.

More Meanings

  1. (obsolete, endearing) A boy or man.

Example Sentences

Edg. Pilicock sate on pelicocks hill, a lo lo lo.
A pillicocke, a darling, or a wanton, or a minion.
Al þus eld me for-dede... Y ne mai no more of loue done,
Edgar, riffing on the sound of the word ‘pelican’, jumps to an old nursery rhyme which starts with the word ‘Pillicock’. He omits the second line, favouring gibberish instead—or a hunting cry? The full couplet is: Pillicock sat on Pillicock-hill If he's not gone, he sits there still.

Word Forms

Synonyms for pillicock

Depending on context, synonyms include penis.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pilicock, pike, pole, pippie, pintel, pindick.

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