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nounhighwaywoman (plural highwaywomen)
plural highwaywomen
- The female equivalent of a highwayman.
They set up a hue and cry for the three highwaywomen, who were at length discovered at a low tavern, spending some of the nearly twelve pounds they had gotten from the sale of Agnes's property.
2005, Carolly Erickson, The girl from Botany Bay
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APA
highwaywoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/highwaywoman
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“highwaywoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/highwaywoman. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “highwaywoman,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/highwaywoman.
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