country:

A Shakespearean pun for cunt , the female genitalia . Also Low Countries, a pun for Holland and cunt ; and Holland , a pun with hole-land. See vagina for synonyms. See also: cunt .

Quotes:

(1) Hamlet and Ophelia are having a misunderstanding. When Hamlet asks Ophelia if he may lay his head in her lap, the prince reassures her that his motives are pure , that hes not thinking about country (cunt-ree) matters.
-- Hamlet: ' Lady, shall I lie in your lap? '
-- Ophelia : ' No, my lord .'
-- Hamlet: ' I mean my head upon your lap? '
-- Ophelia : ' Aye, my lord .'
-- Hamlet: ' Do you think I meant country matters? '
-- Ophelia : ' I think nothing , my lord .'
-- Hamlet: ' Thats a fair thought to lie between maids legs .'

(2) British rhyme: ' Ill fight for my cunt / Ill fight for my cunt / Ill fight for my count-r-y .'

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