Kerrywoman

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A woman from Kerry in Ireland.

    "To cover for her husbandʼs silence, with a Kerrywomanʼs forthrightness, Doady said, ‘Weʼll go our own way.’"

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"To cover for her husbandʼs silence, with a Kerrywomanʼs forthrightness, Doady said, ‘Weʼll go our own way.’"

Etymology

From Kerry + woman.

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