HOUSEWIFE, noun hous'wife. [house and wife; contracted into huswife, hussy.] The mistress of a family.
1. A female economist; a good manager.
2. One skilled in female business.
3. A little case or bag for articles of female work.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.