单词 | herb-wife |
释义 | herb-wifen. = herb-woman n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > seller > sellers of specific things > [noun] > seller of provisions > seller of herbs > woman herb-wife1583 herb-woman1609 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). < n.1583 |
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