Huckstress

Huckstress
Huckstress Huck"stress, n. A female huckster. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • huckstress — huckˈsteress or huckˈstress noun • • • Main Entry: ↑huckster …   Useful english dictionary

  • -ster — suffix denoting a person engaged in or associated with a particular activity or thing (brewster; gangster; youngster). Etymology: OE estre etc. f. Gmc * * * stə(r), following a vȯiced consonant, as in “mobster”, ztə or stə noun suffix ( s) …   Useful english dictionary

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