| 单词 | oyster wife |
| 释义 | > as lemmasoyster wife oyster wife n. now historical a woman who sells oysters. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > seller > sellers of specific things > [noun] > seller of provisions > seller of fish or seafood > woman fishwife1523 oyster wife1550 oyster wench1597 oyster woman1597 butt-woman1620 oyster-callet1621 poissarde1797 1550 J. Heywood Hundred Epigrammes lxvii. sig. Ciiv On whom gape thine oysters so wyde, oysterwife? 1691 R. Ames Farther Search after Claret viii. 4 At the Mermaid we found Six fat Oyster-wives sitting, Who over cool Quarterns were smoaking and spitting. 1811 T. Pringle Institute iii. 39 As Oyster Wives, disburden'd of their load, Chant merrily along their home-ward road. 2001 Canberra Times (Nexis) 9 June a5 There were oyster wenches, oyster wives, who simply sold oysters. < as lemmas |
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