A dictionary of epithets and terms of address . Leslie Dunkling . 2015.
Bawcock — Baw cock, n. [From F. beau fine + E. cock (the bird); or more prob. fr. OF. baud bold, gay + E. cock. Cf. {Bawd}.] A fine fellow; a term of endearment. [Obs.] How now, my bawcock ? Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bawcock — [bô′käk΄] n. [< Fr beau, pretty + coq,COCK2] Archaic a good fellow … English World dictionary
bawcock — ˈbȯˌkäk noun ( s) Etymology: by folk etymology, from French beau coq, from beau fine + coq fellow, cock (bird) : a fine fellow how now, my bawcock Shakespeare … Useful english dictionary
bawcock — noun Etymology: French beau coq, from beau fine + coq fellow, cock Date: 1599 archaic a fine fellow … New Collegiate Dictionary
bawcock — /baw kok /, n. Archaic. (used familiarly) a fine fellow. [1590 1600; < F beau coc fine cock] * * * … Universalium
bawcock — noun A fine fellow … Wiktionary
Bawcock — Recorded in over eighty different spellings throughout Europe, this surname is of pre 7th century Olde French origins. It originates from the word baud meaning joyful , was given probably as a nickname for a lusty and swaggering youth . There is… … Surnames reference
bawcock — baw·cock … English syllables
bawcock — A nice gentleman … Grandiloquent dictionary
Tom Bawcock's Eve — is a festival held on the 23rd of December in Mousehole, Cornwall, UK. The festival is held in celebration and memorial of the efforts of Mousehole resident Tom Bawcock to lift a famine from the village. During this festival Star Gazy pie (a… … Wikipedia
