wittol

wittol

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1. n. The wheatear. Source: opted
2. n. A man who knows his wife's infidelity and submits to it; a tame cuckold; -- so called because the cuckoo lays its eggs in the wittol's nest. Source: opted
3. n. an archaic term for a cuckold who knows about his wife's infidelity but tolerates it Source: wordnet
4. 1. (Zoöl.) The wheatear. [Prov. Eng.] 2. A man who knows his wife's infidelity and submits to it; a tame cuckold; -- so called because the cuckoo lays its eggs in the wittol's nest. [Obs.] Shak. Source: webster
5. The wheatear. [Prov. Eng.] Source: adambom
6. n an archaic term for a cuckold who knows about his wife's infidelity but tolerates it Source: ecdict

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