cuckhold

noun

cuck·​hold

ˈkəkˌhōld,

ˈkəˌkō-

plural -s

: a concave shovel for cutting off the tempered clay coming from the pugmill in brickmaking

Word History

Etymology

perhaps from English dialect cuck muck (alteration of English cack entry 2) + English hold, verb

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