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Covess

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A woman. British, archaic

    "Shuter prevailed on him to step into one of these houses, just to see a little fun, as he called it, at the same time, assuring the doctor, that no harm might be apprehended, as he was well acquainted with the cove and covess, that is, the landlord and landlady."

Etymology

From cove (“man”) + -ess.

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