MANHOOD
ADJECTIVES
– BOUND impotent, lacking in manhood …1930 Amer. dial.
– MAN-BIG grown to manhood …1880 Ireland & Sc.
– MAN-ENTERED † initiated into manhood …1607
– MAN-GROWED having reached manhood …1930 Amer. dial.
– MAN-LENGTH having reached the age of manhood, adult, mature …1896 Sc.
– MAN-MUCKLE at the full stature of manhood, fully grown …1812 Sc.
– MANNISH of a youth: aping manhood; overbearing; blustering …Bk1905 Eng. dial.
NOUNS
1275 ► MANHEAD the quality of being manly; manhood; virility; courage, valour → obs.
1541 ► JUVENTUTE youth; the age of youthful vigour or early manhood → obs.
1857 ► ADAMHOOD manhood, humanity → poetic usage
NOUNS, PERSON
1861 ► SUBVIRATE one whose manhood is imperfect → obs.
PHRASES
1905 ► BETWEEN HAY AND GRASS between manhood and boyhood → Amer. dial. (Bk.)