Definition of Husy
Hus"sy (?), n. [Contr. fr.
huswife.] 1. A housewife or
housekeeper. [Obs.]
2. A worthless woman or girl; a forward
wench; a jade; -- used as a term of contempt or reproach.
Grew.
3. A pert girl; a frolicsome or sportive
young woman; -- used jocosely. Goldsmith.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
HUSSY. An abbreviation of housewife, but now always
used as a term of reproach; as, How now, hussy? or She
is a light hussy.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- A pert girl; a frolicsome or sportive young woman; -- used playfully, in jest
- A worthless woman or girl; a forward wench; a jade; -- used as a term of contempt or reproach.
synonyms - see WikiSaurus:promiscuous woman
- A housewife or housekeeper - obsolete usage.
- A case or bag. See Housewife.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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