Hussy definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary HUSS'Y, n. [contracted from ... is used also ludicrously in slight disapprobation or contempt. Go, hussy, go. 2. An economist; a thrifty woman. WordNet (r) 3 ... 0 (2005) n 1: a woman adulterer [syn: adulteress, fornicatress, hussy, jade, loose woman, slut, strumpet, trollop] Merriam Webster's noun ... reduction of HOUSEWIFE (the orig. sense) Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hussy Hus"sy, n. [Contr. fr. huswife.] 1. A housewife or ... sportive young woman; -- used jocosely. --Goldsmith. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Hussy Hus"sy, n. [From Icel. h?si a case, prob ... s 1913 Dictionary Housewife House"wife`, n. [House + wife. Cf. Hussy.] 1. The wife of a householder; the mistress of ...
... HUS'WIFE, n. A worthless woman; a bad manager. [See Hussy.] 1. A female economist; a thrifty woman. HUS'WIFE, v ... s 1913 Dictionary Housewife House"wife`, n. [House + wife. Cf. Hussy.] 1. The wife of a householder; the mistress of a ... husband, a good housewife she. --Dryden. 2. (Usually pronounced ?.) [See Hussy, in this sense.] A little case or bag for materials ... sewing, and for other articles of female work; -- called also hussy. [Written also huswife.] --P. Skelton. 3. A hussy. [R.] [Usually written huswife.] --Shak. Sailor's housewife, a ditty ... s 1913 Dictionary Housewife House"wife`, n. [House + wife. Cf. Hussy.] 1. The wife of a householder; the mistress of ...
... HOUSEWIFE, n. hous'wife. [house and wife; contracted into huswife,hussy.] The mistress of a family. 1. A female economist; a ... s 1913 Dictionary Housewife House"wife`, n. [House + wife. Cf. Hussy.] 1. The wife of a householder; the mistress of a ... husband, a good housewife she. --Dryden. 2. (Usually pronounced ?.) [See Hussy, in this sense.] A little case or bag for materials ... sewing, and for other articles of female work; -- called also hussy. [Written also huswife.] --P. Skelton. 3. A hussy. [R.] [Usually written huswife.] --Shak. Sailor's housewife, a ditty ... Hus"wife, n. [OE. huswif; hus house + wif wife. Cf. Hussy a housewife, Housewife.] [Written also housewife.] 1. A female ...
... s 1913 Dictionary Housewife House"wife`, n. [House + wife. Cf. Hussy.] 1. The wife of a householder; the mistress of a ... husband, a good housewife she. --Dryden. 2. (Usually pronounced ?.) [See Hussy, in this sense.] A little case or bag for materials ... sewing, and for other articles of female work; -- called also hussy. [Written also huswife.] --P. Skelton. 3. A hussy. [R.] [Usually written huswife.] --Shak. Sailor's housewife, a ditty ...
... Prob. of Low German origin; cf. LG. minsk wench, jade, hussy, D. mensch; prop. the same word as D. & G. mensch ... s Dictionary of English Synonyms n. 1. See mink. 2. Hussy, jade, quean, baggage, pert girl, wanton girl. 3. She-puppy ... terrible, floozy, funmaker, gamin, hen, holy terror, hood, hoodlum, hooligan, hussy, imp, jade, joker, jokester, juvenile delinquent, knave, little devil, little ...