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A housewife or housekeeper.

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  1. n. A housewife or housekeeper.
  2. n. A worthless woman or girl; a forward wench; a jade; -- used as a term of contempt or reproach.
  3. n. A pert girl; a frolicsome or sportive young woman; -- used jocosely.
  4. n. A case or bag. See Housewife, 2.
  5. n. a woman adulterer
  6. n. A sexually loose woman
  7. 1. A housewife or housekeeper. [Obs.] 2. A worthless woman or girl; a forward wench; a jade; -- used as a term of contempt or reproach. Grew. 3. A pert girl; a frolicsome or sportive young woman; -- used jocosely. Goldsmith. A case or bag. See Housewife, 2.