There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
housewife, homemaker, lady of the house, woman of the house
(noun) a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
Source: WordNet® 3.1
housewife (plural housewives or housewifes) (see notes below about plurals)
(plural "housewives") A woman whose main employment is homemaking, maintaining the upkeep of her home and tending to household affairs; often, such a woman whose sole [unpaid] employment is homemaking.
Synonym: henhussy (archaic)
Hypernym: homemaker
Coordinate term: househusband
(plural "housewives") The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household.
(plural "housewifes") A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work.
Synonym: hussy
housewife (third-person singular simple present housewifes, present participle housewifing, simple past and past participle housewifed)
Alternative form of housewive
Source: Wiktionary
House"wife`, n. Etym: [House + wife. Cf. Hussy.]
1. The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the female head of a household. Shak. He a good husband, a good housewife she. Dryden.
2. (Usually pronounced Etym: [See Hussy, in this sense.]
Definition: A little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for other articles of female work; -- called also hussy. [Written also huswife.] P. Skelton.
3. A hussy. [R.] [Usually written huswife.] Shak. Sailor's housewife, a ditty-bag.
House"wife`, House"wive`, v. t.
Definition: To manage with skill and economy, as a housewife or other female manager; to economize. Conferred those moneys on the nuns, which since they have well housewived. Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 November 2024
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.