| 单词 | to housewife it |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto housewife it a. transitive. to housewife it. To be a housewife, esp. as a main occupation; to manage household affairs. See sense 1b. Also occasionally in extended use. Chiefly U.S. in later use.rare before 20th cent. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > be in control [verb (intransitive)] > manage or administrate > manage household to keep housec1405 to hold or keep householdc1425 to housewife it1566 economize1649 housekeep1813 to do for ——1844 1566 T. Drant tr. Horace Medicinable Morall sig. Aijv The lytle ant..huswyfes it right well. 1663 J. Heath Flagellum 172 [His wife] who very frugally Huswifed it, and would..finically tax the expensive unthriftiness..of the Other Woman who lived there before her. 1904 Lamp Jan. 601/2 The large accessions to the writer's rank of women who, in a previous generation, were content to housewife it. 1943 Waterloo (Iowa) Daily Courier 27 Aug. 7/5 (advt.) These are the dresses to chalk up as wardrobe necessities whether you're going to..work..or housewifing it near some army or navy base! 2002 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 12 May vii. 17 She has married her college professor, borne a sweet daughter and is now mostly housewifing it. Diana's is the kind of smug life that would almost make one sick. < as lemmas |
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