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woman of the house

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woman of the house
n. pl. women of the house
The primary woman of a household.
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Noun1.woman of the house - a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family incomewoman of the house - a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
married woman, wife - a married woman; a man's partner in marriage


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But the woman of the house had asked the two brigands about the hunchback, and that had alarmed them.
I was able to leave her, until my return later in the day, under the care of the woman of the house.
The Italian had mentioned the name of the spot for which they were bound, and after her death the woman of the house in which they had lived took care that Safie should arrive in safety at the cottage of her lover.
 
 
 
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