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/prin"koks, pring"-/, n. Archaic.a self-confident young fellow; coxcomb.Also, princock /prin"kok, pring"-/.[1530-40; orig. uncert.]
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princox — [prin′käks΄] n. [earlier also princocks < ? PREEN + cox , as in COXCOMB] Obs. a coxcomb; fop … English World dictionary
Princox — Princock Prin cock, Princox Prin cox, n. [Prim + cock.] A coxcomb; a pert boy. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
princox — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1540 archaic a pert youth ; coxcomb … New Collegiate Dictionary
princox — prin·cox … English syllables
princox — a pert, lively, or forward fellow. N … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
princox — ˈprinˌkäks, iŋˌkä noun or princock äk (plural princoxes or princocks) Etymology: prin of unknown origin + cox, alteration of cock archaic : a pert youth … Useful english dictionary
Princock — Prin cock, Princox Prin cox, n. [Prim + cock.] A coxcomb; a pert boy. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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coxcomb — n dandy, jack a dandy, fop, dude, beau, spark, popinjay; blade, Chiefly Brit. blood, buck, jackanapes, whippersnapper; Fr. petit maitre.Beau Brummel, macaroni, Archaic. princox; exquisite, Sl. peacock, prinker, preener, show off; fashion plate,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
popinjay — n coxcomb, dandy, jack a dandy, fop, dude, beau, spark; blade, Chiefly Brit. blood, buck, jackanapes, whippersnapper; Fr. petit maitre. Beau Brummel, macaroni, Archaic. princox; exquisite, Sl. peacock, prinker, preener, show off; fashion plate,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
