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单词 grass widow
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grass widow

noun
/ˌɡrɑːs ˈwɪdəʊ/
/ˌɡræs ˈwɪdəʊ/
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  1. a woman whose husband is away from home for long periods of time
    Word Originearly 16th cent. (denoting an unmarried woman with a child): from grass + widow, perhaps from the idea of the couple having lain on the grass instead of in bed. The current sense dates from the mid 19th cent; compare with Dutch grasweduwe and German Strohwitwe ‘straw widow’.
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