HOUSEHUSBAND

Etymology

Noun

househusband (plural househusbands)

A man who tends to his home as a housekeeper or homemaker; the male counterpart to a housewife.

Hypernyms

• housespouse

• homemaker

• betty (derogatory), cot-betty (derogatory), cot-quean (derogatory), henhussy (derogatory)

Coordinate terms

• housewife

Source: Wiktionary



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HABIT

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Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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