ugly sister en · NOUN
Meanings
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Any one of the stepsisters of Cinderella in that story.
The Cinderella of the present trio is the Freshwater, which is laid up in the winter months, when one or other of her ugly sisters is sufficient to cope with the service.
1956 February, R. C. Riley, “The Lymington Railway and Isle of Wight Ferry”, in Railway Magazine, page 82:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ugly sisters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |