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cuckoldry

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cuck·old·ry  (kkl-dr, kk-)
n.
1. The state of being a cuckold.
2. The act of making someone a cuckold.
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Noun1.cuckoldry - the practice of making cuckolds; sexual conquests of married women
sexual conquest, score - a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse; "calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang"


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