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ostleress

ostleress noun: a female ostler.

Noun

ostleress (plural ostleresses)

  1. A female ostler.
    • Nothing was seen or heard further of Durbeyfield in his triumphal chariot under the conduct of the ostleress, and the club having entered the allotted space, dancing began.1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 21

Forms of ostleress

pluralostleresses

Origin of ostleress

From ostler + -ess.

Questions about ostleress

What does ostleress mean?
Ostleress means a female ostler.
What part of speech is ostleress?
Ostleress is a noun.
What is the plural of ostleress?
The plural of ostleress is ostleresses.

Words near ostleress in the dictionary

  1. Ostjak
  2. Ostjaks
  3. ostkaka
  4. ostkakas
  5. ostler
  6. ostleress
  7. ostleresses
  8. ostleries
  9. ostlers
  10. ostlery
  11. Ostman

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