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hussy (huz′ē, hus′-)

noun pl. hussies -·sies

  1. a woman, esp. one of low morals: contemptuous or playful term
  2. a bold, saucy girl or young woman
  3. Dialectal a small sewing kit

Etymology: contr. < ME huswife, housewife

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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