hussif

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noun

A housewife.

OriginMiddle English huswif →
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Meanings

nounhussif (plural hussifs or hussives)

plural hussifs · plural hussives · alternative hussiv · alternative huzzy · alternative hussive · alternative huzzive

  1. A housewife.
  2. alternativeAlternative form of hussy (sewing-case).

Origin

  1. Middle Englishhuswif“housewife”
  2. Englishhussif

From Middle English huswif (“housewife”), equivalent to house + wife.

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APA

hussif. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hussif

MLA

“hussif.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hussif. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hussif,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hussif.

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