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applewoman

applewoman noun: a woman who sells apples outdoors.

Noun

applewoman (plural applewomen)

  1. (historical) A woman who sells apples outdoors.
    • […] he had formerly quarrelled with Sir Nicholas Rainton when he was Lord Mayor of London, for prohibiting an Apple-woman to sell Apples on the Lords Day within Pauls Church-yard […]1646, William Prynne, Canterburies Doome, page 132
    • […] we had dragged on near six Weeks of passive Existence without seeing a Soul but that old Apple-woman Sir Anthony, who is as disagreeable as the Place he lives in;1778, Gregory Lewis Way, Learning at a Loss, or the Amours of Mr. Pedant and Miss Hartley, page 50

Forms of applewoman

pluralapplewomen

Origin of applewoman

From apple + woman.

Questions about applewoman

What does applewoman mean?
Applewoman means a woman who sells apples outdoors.
What part of speech is applewoman?
Applewoman is a noun.
What is the plural of applewoman?
The plural of applewoman is applewomen.

Words near applewoman in the dictionary

  1. applets
  2. Applewhite
  3. Applewhites
  4. applewife
  5. applewives
  6. applewoman
  7. applewomen
  8. applewood
  9. appleworm
  10. appley
  11. Appley Bridge

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