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Alewife
Alewife Ale"wife`, n.; pl. Alewives. A woman who keeps an alehouse. --Gay.
Archwife
Archwife Arch`wife", n. [Pref. arch- + wife.] A big, masculine wife. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Butter wife
Butter But"ter (b[u^]t"t[~e]r), n. [OE. botere, butter, AS. butere, fr. L. butyrum, Gr. boy`tyron; either fr. boy`s ox, cow + tyro`s cheese; or, perhaps, of Scythian origin. Cf. Cow.] 1. An oily, unctuous substance obtained from cream or milk by churning. 2. Any substance resembling butter in degree of consistence, or other qualities, especially, in old chemistry, the chlorides, as butter of antimony, sesquichloride of antimony; also, certain concrete fat oils remaining nearly solid at ordinary temperatures, as butter of cacao, vegetable butter, shea butter. Butter and eggs (Bot.), a name given to several plants having flowers of two shades of yellow, as Narcissus incomparabilis, and in the United States to the toadflax (Linaria vulgaris). Butter boat, a small vessel for holding melted butter at table. Butter flower, the buttercup, a yellow flower. Butter print, a piece of carved wood used to mark pats of butter; -- called also butter stamp. --Locke. Butter tooth, either of the two middle incisors of the upper jaw. Butter tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Bassia, the seeds of which yield a substance closely resembling butter. The butter tree of India is the B. butyracea; that of Africa is the Shea tree (B. Parkii). See Shea tree. Butter trier, a tool used in sampling butter. Butter wife, a woman who makes or sells butter; -- called also butter woman. [Obs. or Archaic]
Fishwife
Fishwife Fish"wife`, n. A fishwoman.
Housewife
Housewife House"wife`, Housewive House"wive`, v. t. To manage with skill and economy, as a housewife or other female manager; to economize. Conferred those moneys on the nuns, which since they have well housewived. --Fuller.
housewife
Huswife Hus"wife, n. [OE. huswif; hus house + wif wife. Cf. Hussy a housewife, Housewife.] [Written also housewife.] 1. A female housekeeper; a woman who manages domestic affairs; a thirfty woman. ``The bounteous huswife Nature.' --Shak. The huswife is she that do labor doth fall. --Tusser. 2. A worthless woman; a hussy. [Obs.] --Shak. 3. [See Hussy a bag.] A case for sewing materials. See Housewife. --Cowper.
Housewifely
Housewifely House"wife`ly, a. Pertaining or appropriate to a housewife; domestic; economical; prudent. A good sort of woman, ladylike and housewifely. --Sir W. Scott.
Housewifery
Housewifery House"wif`er*y, n. The business of the mistress of a family; female management of domestic concerns.
Huswife
Huswife Hus"wife, v. t. To manage with frugality; -- said of a woman. --Dryden.
Huswife
Huswife Hus"wife, n. [OE. huswif; hus house + wif wife. Cf. Hussy a housewife, Housewife.] [Written also housewife.] 1. A female housekeeper; a woman who manages domestic affairs; a thirfty woman. ``The bounteous huswife Nature.' --Shak. The huswife is she that do labor doth fall. --Tusser. 2. A worthless woman; a hussy. [Obs.] --Shak. 3. [See Hussy a bag.] A case for sewing materials. See Housewife. --Cowper.
Huswifely
Huswifely Hus"wife*ly, a. Like a huswife; capable; economical; prudent. -- adv. In a huswifely manner.
Huswifery
Huswifery Hus"wife*ry, n. The business of a housewife; female domestic economy and skill. --Tusser.
Midwife
Midwife Mid"wife`, v. t. To assist in childbirth.
Midwife
Midwife Mid"wife`, v. i. To perform the office of midwife.
Midwife
Midwife Mid"wife`, n.; pl. Midwives. [OE. midwif, fr. AS. mid with (akin to Gr. ?) + ? woman, wife. Properly, the woman or wife who is attendant upon a woman in childbirth. See Meta-, and Wife.] A woman who assists other women in childbirth; a female practitioner of the obstetric art.
Midwifery
Midwifery Mid"wife`ry (?; 277), n. 1. The art or practice of assisting women in childbirth; obstetrics. 2. Assistance at childbirth; help or co["o]peration in production.
old wife
Sea bream Sea" bream` (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of sparoid fishes, especially the common European species (Pagellus centrodontus), the Spanish (P. Oweni), and the black sea bream (Cantharus lineatus); -- called also old wife.
Pudding wife
Pudding fish Pud"ding fish, Pudding wife Pudding wife [Prob. corrupted fr. the Sp. name in Cuba, pudiano verde.] (Zo["o]l.) A large, handsomely colored, blue and bronze, labroid fish (Iridio, syn. Platyglossus, radiatus) of Florida, Bermuda, and the West Indies. Called also pudiano, doncella, and, at Bermuda, bluefish.
Seawife
Seawife Sea"wife`, n.; pl. Seawives. (Zo["o]l.) A European wrasse (Labrus vetula).
Spaewife
Spaewife Spae"wife`, n. A female fortune teller. [Scot.]
Wifehood
Wifehood Wife"hood, n. [AS. wifh[=a]d.] 1. Womanhood. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. The state of being a wife; the character of a wife.
Wifeless
Wifeless Wife"less, a. Without a wife; unmarried. --Chaucer.
Wifelike
Wifelike Wife"like`, a. Of, pertaining to, or like, a wife or a woman. `` Wifelike government.' --Shak.
Wifely
Wifely Wife"ly, a. [AS. w[=i]flic.] Becoming or life; of or pertaining to a wife. ``Wifely patience.' --Chaucer. With all the tenderness of wifely love. --Dryden.

Meaning of Wife from wikipedia

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