bawcocks
/ˈbɔːkɒks/
noun
- Plural of bawcock; fine fellows or good-natured men.
- The tavern was full of bawcocks telling stories and laughing loudly.
- In the old tale, the bawcocks of the village gathered to celebrate the harvest.
- The playwright described the soldiers as bawcocks, brave and merry in battle.