| 单词 | rouping wife |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrouping wife rouping wife n. now chiefly historical a woman who holds a roup, a female auctioneer; (also) a woman who buys goods at a roup for the purpose of selling them on again at a profit. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > seller > [noun] > auctioneer > woman rouping wife1782 1782 J. Sinclair Observ. Sc. Dial. 127 Rouping wife, a female auctioneer. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian iv, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. I. 99 His neighbour the rouping-wife, or saleswoman. 1931 J. Lorimer Red Sergeant v The greedy crones whom we call rouping-wives. 1977 J. S. Gibson Deacon Brodie i. 16 In another [house] a rouping wife keeps a salesroom for old furniture. < as lemmas |
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