Pillicock
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pillicock is a noun meaning (archaic) A penis.
Meaning
(archaic) A penis.
More Meanings
- (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
- pillicocks
- pilicock
- pillicocke
- pillycock
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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