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单词 herb-wife
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herb-wifen.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈherb-wife.
= herb-woman n.
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society > trade and finance > selling > seller > sellers of specific things > [noun] > seller of provisions > seller of herbs > woman
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1583 C. Hollyband Campo di Fior 111 There is a certeine herbe-wife, Of whom if you do buye.
1631 Act Com. Councell Lond. 1 Oyster wiues, Herbe wiues, Tripe wiues, and the like.
1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Yirb Yirb-wife, an old woman, who pretends to be acquainted with the medicinal qualities of herbs.
1891 C. Creighton Hist. Epidemics Brit. 483 Herb-wives and gardeners also prospered.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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