Housewife \House"wife`\, n. [House + wife. Cf. Hussy.]
   1. The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the
      female head of a household. --Shak.
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            He a good husband, a good housewife she. --Dryden.
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   2. (Usually pronounced ?.) [See Hussy, in this sense.] 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.
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   3. A hussy. [R.] [Usually written huswife.] --Shak.
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   Sailor's housewife, a ditty-bag. Housewife

	

	Hussy \Hus"sy\, n. [Contr. fr. huswife.]
   1. A housewife or housekeeper. [Obs.]
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   2. A worthless woman or girl; a forward wench; a jade; --
      used as a term of contempt or reproach. --Grew.
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   3. A pert girl; a frolicsome or sportive young woman; -- used
      jocosely. --Goldsmith.
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	Hussy \Hus"sy\, n. [From Icel. h?si a case, prob. fr. h?s house.
   See House, and cf. Housewife a bag, Huswife a bag.]
   A case or bag. See Housewife, 2.
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	hussy
    n 1: a woman adulterer [syn: adulteress, fornicatress,
         hussy, jade, loose woman, slut, strumpet,
         trollop]

	

	53 Moby Thesaurus words for "hussy":
   Jezebel, bad woman, baggage, bitch, boldface, brazenface, broad,
   chippy, chutzpanik, clitoromaniac, cocotte, drab, easy lay,
   easy woman, floozy, frail sister, grisette, harridan,
   hysteromaniac, jade, jezebel, loose woman, malapert, minx, nymphet,
   nympho, nymphomaniac, pickup, pup, puppy, quean, saucebox,
   slattern, slut, smart aleck, smart-ass, smarty, smarty-pants, snip,
   strumpet, swaggerer, tart, tramp, trollop, trull, upstart,
   uteromaniac, wanton, wench, whippersnapper, whore, wise guy,
   wise-ass