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field wives

field wives is the plural of field wife.

Meaning of field wife

Noun

field wife (plural field wives)

  1. (euphemistic) A woman taken as a lover by a man in the military, during a period of military action.

Questions about field wives

What is field wives the plural of?
Field wives is the plural of field wife.

Words near field wives in the dictionary

  1. field units
  2. field up
  3. field vole
  4. field voles
  5. field wife
  6. field wives
  7. field work
  8. field works
  9. Field's alloy
  10. Field's metal
  11. field-book

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