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- noun
Spouse .
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A base soldier named Parolles told him to his face that now he had a "kicky-wicky" his business was not to fight but to stay at home.
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"kicky-wicky" was far less courageous than a wife.
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(dated, endearing) Spouse.
c. 1604–1605 (date written), William Shakespeare, “All’s Well, that Ends Well”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies … (First Folio), London: ... Isaac Iaggard, and Edward Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, Act II, scene iii:
Parolles: He wears his honour in a box, unseen
That hugs his kicky-wicky here at home
Spending his manly marrow in her arms
March 10, 2024