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单词 mother hubbard
释义

Mother Hubbard

[ huhb-erd ]
/ ˈhʌb ərd /

noun

a full, loose gown, usually fitted at the shoulders, worn by women.
a character in a nursery rhyme.

Words nearby Mother Hubbard

Mother Goose, Mother Goose rhymes, mother hen, motherhood, mother house, Mother Hubbard, mothering, Mothering Sunday, mother-in-law, mother-in-law's tongue, motherland
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Example sentences from the Web for Mother Hubbard

  • Certainly it is not the loose and ungainly Mother-Hubbard gowns which are still the style of the native maiden.

    The Pacific Triangle|Sydney Greenbie
  • She was dressed in a shabby Mother-Hubbard gown and her feet were bare.

    The Pacific Triangle|Sydney Greenbie

British Dictionary definitions for Mother Hubbard

Mother Hubbard
/ (ˈhʌbəd) /

noun

(sometimes not capitals) a woman's full-length unbelted dress

Word Origin for Mother Hubbard

C19: after Mother Hubbard, a character in a nursery rhyme
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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