O. E. D. 'Cock' 20: The Limits of Lexicography of Slang
- Author / Editor
- Baird, Lorrayne Y.
O. E. D. 'Cock' 20: The Limits of Lexicography of Slang
- Published
- Maledicta 5 (1981): 213-26.
- Description
- The Host's use of "tredefowel" in MkT and NPE suggests that he may have been aware of "cock" as an obscenity (as well as a symbol for priest), a meaning supported by evidence from other languages, literature, and iconography.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Monk and His Tale.
- Nun's Priest and His Tale.