hussy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: hussy	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for hussy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
hussy n a woman adulterer [syn: adulteress, fornicatress, hussy, jade, loose woman, slut, strumpet, trollop]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Housewife \House"wife`\, n. [House + wife. Cf. {Hussy}.] 1. The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household. --Shak. He a good husband, a good housewife she. --Dryden. 2. (Usually pronounced [?].) [See {Hussy}, in this sense.] A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work; -- called also {hussy}. [Written also {huswife}.] --P. Skelton. 3. A hussy. [R.] [Usually written {huswife}.] --Shak. {Sailor's housewife}, a ditty-bag.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hussy \Hus"sy\, n. [Contr. fr. huswife.] 1. A housewife or housekeeper. [Obs.] 2. A worthless woman or girl; a forward wench; a jade; -- used as a term of contempt or reproach. --Grew. 3. A pert girl; a frolicsome or sportive young woman; -- used jocosely. --Goldsmith.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hussy \Hus"sy\, n. [From Icel. h[?]si a case, prob. fr. h[?]s house. See {House}, and cf. {Housewife} a bag, {Huswife} a bag.] A case or bag. See {Housewife}, 2.