EGAVE

cuckoldry

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Meaning

  1. noun An act of adultery committed by a married woman against her husband.
  2. noun The state of being a cuckold.
  3. noun Among certain male fish, the practice of interrupting a mating pair to release sperm in an attempt to fertilize the female.

Similar words

hornwork cuckold cuckoldress adulteress conjugals wife co-wife co-husband concubinage wedlock

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Word family

cuckoldries

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