ostleress en · NOUN
Etymology
From ostler + -ess.
Meanings
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A female ostler.
Nothing was seen or heard further of Durbeyfield in his triumphal chariot under the conduct of the ostleress, and the club having entered the allotted space, dancing began.
1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 21:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ostleresses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |