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单词 dutch wife
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Dutch wife


noun

(in tropical countries) an open framework used in bed as a rest for the limbs.

Origin of Dutch wife

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby Dutch wife

Dutch settle, Dutch treat, Dutch uncle, Dutch West India Company, Dutch West Indies, Dutch wife, Dutchwoman, duteous, dutiable, dutiful, Dutton
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British Dictionary definitions for Dutch wife

Dutch wife

noun

a long hard bolster used, esp in the tropics, to support one's uppermost knee when sleeping on one's side
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