Thesaurus: milksop
A piece of bread sopped in milk; figuratively, an effeminate or weak-minded person.
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Definitions
- n. A piece of bread sopped in milk; figuratively, an effeminate or weak-minded person.
- n. a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
- A piece of bread sopped in milk; figuratively, an effeminate or weak-minded person. Shak. To wed a milksop or a coward ape. Chaucer.
- A piece of bread sopped in milk; figuratively, an effeminate orweak-minded person. Shak.To wed a milksop or a coward ape. Chaucer.
- n a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive