Housewive

//ˈhaʊswaɪv// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    To manage with skill and economy. especially, transitive

    "Conferred those moneys on the nuns, which since they have well-housewived."

  2. 2
    To act as a housewife

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"Conferred those moneys on the nuns, which since they have well-housewived."

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