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WITTOL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wittol mean?
• WITTOL (noun)
The noun WITTOL has 1 sense:
1. an archaic term for a cuckold who knows about his wife's infidelity but tolerates it
Familiarity information: WITTOL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An archaic term for a cuckold who knows about his wife's infidelity but tolerates it
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("wittol" is a kind of...):
cuckold (a man whose wife committed adultery)
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