COQUECIGRUE
\kˈɒkwɪsˌɪɡɹuː], \kˈɒkwɪsˌɪɡɹuː], \k_ˈɒ_k_w_ɪ_s_ˌɪ_ɡ_ɹ_uː]\
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[Fr.] As explained by Littre, an imaginary animal, sometimes C. de mer; the word being variously used: e.g. the coming of the C. (Rabelais) is = never; He is a C. = one who romances; It is a C. = nonsense, falsehood; originally meaning a kind of rest-harrow, a sticky troublesome weed.
By Henry Percy Smith
Word of the day
tinctura quininae ammoniata
- A preparation made by dissolving quinin sulphate in alcohol [Br. Ph.].