country wife

noun

A fur trader's First Nations or Métis common-law wife.

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Meanings

nouncountry wife (plural country wives)

plural country wives

  1. CanadahistoricalA fur trader's First Nations or Métis common-law wife.
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APA

country wife. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/country%20wife

MLA

“country wife.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/country%20wife. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “country wife,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/country%20wife.

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