Housewive

Housewive
Housewife House"wife`, Housewive House"wive`, v. t. To manage with skill and economy, as a housewife or other female manager; to economize. [1913 Webster]

Conferred those moneys on the nuns, which since they have well housewived. --Fuller. [1913 Webster]


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