spaewife en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Scots spaewife.
Meanings
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female fortuneteller
She was easier of approach than the spaewife, who sat on a creepie and stared at the smouldering peats till her eyes were red and unseeing;
1926, Sylvia Townsend Warner, Lolly Willowes, part 2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| spaewives | Number=Plur | lexicographic |