cockweed

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English

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Etymology

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From cock +‎ weed.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cockweed (plural cockweeds)

  1. (uncountable) peppergrass
    • 1752, Robert Ainsworth, Thesaurus Linguae Latinae Compendiarius:
      Spanish pepper , dittander, or cockweed
  2. (slang, vulgar) An obnoxious fool.

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