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  1. huswifenoun

    A housewife.

  2. huswifenoun

    A worthless woman; hussy.

  3. huswifenoun

    A small case containing scissors, thread, needles and other sewing things.

  4. huswifeverb

    To manage with frugality.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Huswifenoun

    Etymology: corrupted from housewife.

    Bianca,
    A huswife, that, by selling her desires,
    Buys herself bread and cloth. William Shakespeare, Othello.

    Why should you want?
    The bounteous huswife, nature, on each bush
    Lays her fulness before you. William Shakespeare.

  2. To Huswifeverb

    To manage with œconomy and frugality.

    Etymology: from the noun.

    But huswifing the little heav’n had lent,
    She duly paid a groat for quarter-rent;
    And pinch’d her belly, with her daughters two,
    To bring the year about with much ado. Dryden.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Huswifenoun

    a female housekeeper; a woman who manages domestic affairs; a thirfty woman

  2. Huswifenoun

    a worthless woman; a hussy

  3. Huswifenoun

    a case for sewing materials. See Housewife

  4. Huswifeverb

    to manage with frugality; -- said of a woman

  5. Etymology: [OE. huswif; hus house + wif wife. Cf. Hussy a housewife, Housewife.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Huswife

    See Housewife.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of huswife in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of huswife in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1


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