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right-hand women

right-hand women is the plural of right-hand woman.

Meaning of right-hand woman

Noun

right-hand woman (plural right-hand women)

  1. A trusted female assistant.
    • When my female Regiment is drawn up in Array with every one her Weapon in her Hand, upon my giving the Word to handle their Fans, each of them shakes her Fan at me with a Smile, then gives her Right-hand Woman a Tap upon the Shoulder, then presses her Lips with the Extremity of her Fan […]1711 June 27, The Spectator
    Synonyms:
    girl Friday

Questions about right-hand women

What is right-hand women the plural of?
Right-hand women is the plural of right-hand woman.

Words near right-hand women in the dictionary

  1. right-hand man
  2. right-hand men
  3. right-hand path
  4. right-hand rule
  5. right-hand woman
  6. right-hand women
  7. right-handed
  8. right-handed neutrino
  9. right-handed neutrinos
  10. right-handed path
  11. right-handedly

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