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noun
A peacock, a male peafowl, noted for its large and extravagantly coloured tail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
savage, degenerate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory, obsolete
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Unknown. First attested in the 16th century, in the writing of William Shakespeare and possibly coined by him.
