Housewife

·noun A Hussy.

II. Housewife ·vt ·Alt. of Housewive.

III. Housewife ·noun The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.

IV. Housewife ·noun A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work;

— called also hussy.