huswife

== English == === Noun === huswife (plural huswifes or huswives) Obsolete form of housewife. ==== Usage notes ==== In the 18th and early 19th centuries, this spelling and the corresponding pronunciations /ˈhʌzwaɪf/, /ˈhʌz(w)ɪf/ increasingly became restricted to the "hussy" and "sewing bag" senses of housewife. Both hussy and the pronunciation /ˈhʌzɪf/ for "sewing bag" are modern survivals of this. ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === huswife (third-person singular simple present huswifes, present participle huswifing, simple past and past participle huswifed) Obsolete form of housewive. == Middle English == === Noun === huswife alternative form of houswyf