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cox·comb (k

ks

k

m

)

n.

1. A conceited dandy; a fop.

2. Obsolete A jester's cap; a cockscomb.

[Middle English cokkes comb, crest of a cock : cokkes, genitive of cok, cock; see cock¹ + comb, crest; see comb.]

cox·combi·cal (-k

m

-k

l) adj.

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