| 单词 | green-woman |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgreen-woman green-woman n. [compare Dutch groenwijf (1693)] now historical a female greengrocer. ΚΠ 1754 J. Breues Fortune Hunters 75 The Green-woman's Bill..0 5 0. 1782 F. Burney Let. 28 Dec. in Early Jrnls. & Lett. (2012) V. 234 The Green Woman..sent her own errand girl. 1803 J. Oothout & P. Brasher 7 Feb. in Minutes Common Council of City of N.Y. (1917) III. 202 The Committee..recommend that the Mayor direct the Clerk of the Market to make a more convenient disposition of the several stands, by obliging many green women who occupy the lower parts of the Fly Market to remove nearer Pearl Street. 1825 Pierce Egan's Life in London 30 Oct. 319/1 Well, you see, your Honour, we are both green-women—that is, we sell cabbage, parsnips, and the like. 1994 William & Mary Q. 3rd ser. 51 28 Women were innkeepers, victualers, green-women (supplying urban markets), and storekeepers. < as lemmas |
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