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hussif

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hus-sif
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A housewife.

noun

Alternative form of hussy (sewing-case).

Etymology

From Middle English huswif (“housewife”), equivalent to house + wife.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

hussifs (plural) hussives (plural) hussiv (alternative) huzzy (alternative) hussive (alternative) huzzive (alternative)

Questions

What does hussif mean?
A housewife.
Where does hussif come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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