oldwives

Variant of oldwife

oldwife definition

old·wife (ōld′wīf′)

noun pl. oldwives -·wives′ (-wīvz′)

  1. Archaic an old woman
  2. ☆ oldsquaw
  3. any of various sea fishes

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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