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huswife

huswife is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A worthless woman; a hussy. [Obs.] Shak.
  2. 2.Etym: [See Hussy a bag.] A case for sewing materials. See Housewife. Cowper.
  3. 3.To manage with frugality; -- said of a woman. Dryden.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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