Note 299 — ACT V.
Reading edition
A creature resembling a serpent. It was bred from a cock’s egg, and had a cock’s crest; the sight of it caused sudden death.—The term was frequently applied to a wanton woman.
Reading edition
A creature resembling a serpent. It was bred from a cock’s egg, and had a cock’s crest; the sight of it caused sudden death.—The term was frequently applied to a wanton woman.