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单词 housewife
释义 house·wife
I. \ˈhau̇ˌswīf or especially in sense 2 ˈhəzə̇f or ˈhəsə̇f\ noun
(plural house·wives \-īvz, -ə̇fs\)
Etymology: Middle English houswif, from hous house + wif woman, wife — more at house, wife
1. : a married woman in charge of a household; specifically : a married woman who occupies herself with the domestic affairs of her household and who engages in no employment for pay or profit
2. : a pocket-size container (as a bag or roll of cloth) for carrying small articles (as thread, needles, scissors) — called also hussy
II. \ˈhau̇ˌswīf\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
archaic : to manage with skill and economy : husband
intransitive verb
archaic : economize
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