Hussy

hussy
    n 1: a woman adulterer [syn: {adulteress}, {fornicatress},
         {hussy}, {jade}, {loose woman}, {slut}, {strumpet},
         {trollop}]
    

Housewife \House"wife`\, n. [House + wife. Cf. {Hussy}.]
   1. The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the
      female head of a household. --Shak.
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            He a good husband, a good housewife she. --Dryden.
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   2. (Usually pronounced ?.) [See {Hussy}, in this sense.] A
      little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for
      other articles of female work; -- called also {hussy}.
      [Written also {huswife}.] --P. Skelton.
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   3. A hussy. [R.] [Usually written {huswife}.] --Shak.
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   {Sailor's housewife}, a ditty-bag. Housewife
    

Hussy \Hus"sy\, n. [Contr. fr. huswife.]
   1. A housewife or housekeeper. [Obs.]
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   2. A worthless woman or girl; a forward wench; a jade; --
      used as a term of contempt or reproach. --Grew.
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   3. A pert girl; a frolicsome or sportive young woman; -- used
      jocosely. --Goldsmith.
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Hussy \Hus"sy\, n. [From Icel. h?si a case, prob. fr. h?s house.
   See {House}, and cf. {Housewife} a bag, {Huswife} a bag.]
   A case or bag. See {Housewife}, 2.
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53 Moby Thesaurus words for "hussy":
      Jezebel, bad woman, baggage, bitch, boldface, brazenface, broad,
      chippy, chutzpanik, clitoromaniac, cocotte, drab, easy lay,
      easy woman, floozy, frail sister, grisette, harridan,
      hysteromaniac, jade, jezebel, loose woman, malapert, minx, nymphet,
      nympho, nymphomaniac, pickup, pup, puppy, quean, saucebox,
      slattern, slut, smart aleck, smart-ass, smarty, smarty-pants, snip,
      strumpet, swaggerer, tart, tramp, trollop, trull, upstart,
      uteromaniac, wanton, wench, whippersnapper, whore, wise guy,
      wise-ass