Bible Dictionaries
Housewife
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work; - called also hussy.
(2):
(n.) A hussy.
(3):
(v. t.) Alt. of Housewive
(4):
(n.) The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Housewife'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/h/housewife.html. 1828.