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  1. 1. n. A piece of bread sopped in milk; figuratively, an effeminate or weak-minded person. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive Source: wordnet
  3. 3. A piece of bread sopped in milk; figuratively, an effeminate or weak-minded person. Shak. To wed a milksop or a coward ape. Chaucer. Source: webster
  4. 4. A piece of bread sopped in milk; figuratively, an effeminate orweak-minded person. Shak.To wed a milksop or a coward ape. Chaucer. Source: adambom
  5. 5. n a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive Source: ecdict

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