henwife

See also: hen-wife

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

hen +‎ wife

Noun

henwife (plural henwives)

  1. A woman in charge of domestic fowl; sometimes used contemptuously about men.

Scots

Etymology

hen +‎ wife (“woman”)

Noun

henwife (plural henwifes)

  1. henwife (woman in charge of hens)
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