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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A woman who takes care of cattle. nonce-word, obsolete

   "The Neatreſſe longing for the reſt, did egge him on to tell / How faire ſhe vvas, and vvho ſhe vvas."

Example

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"The Neatreſſe longing for the reſt, did egge him on to tell / How faire ſhe vvas, and vvho ſhe vvas."

Etymology

From neat (“cattle collectively”) + -resse.

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