What is to bestow horns upon; to make a cuckold of; to cuckold. [Obs.] Burton called?
cornute — To bestow horns upon; to make a cuckold of; to cuckold. [Obs.] Burton. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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