dairywoman

American  

[dair-ee-woom-uhn] / ˈdɛər iˌwʊm ən /

noun

• dairywomen
  plural

1. a woman who owns, manages, or works in a dairy.

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Gender

Is it dairywoman or dairyperson? See -woman.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• dairywomen
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of dairywoman

First recorded in 1600–10; dairy + -woman

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Example Sentences

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At that time Tatiana was not in her master's house, but living with a married sister, the dairywoman, in a separate hut.

From The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 by Various

I mention this to show the amateur dairywoman how very essential is cleanliness in every article she uses.

From Our Farm of Four Acres and the Money we Made by it by Miss Coulton

They must have heard what an excellent dairywoman I am, and things like that, but how they heard I cannot surmise unless John has been telling.

From Seeds of Pine by Janey Canuck

Poor Dame Kenton, as was took last spring, was the best dairywoman in the parish, and this little maid takes after her.

From Under the Storm by Charlotte Mary Yonge

Bourhope shouted with laughter when the incorrigible Sir Percy, in the disguise of the dairywoman, described his routing charge as "the milky mothers of the herd."

From Girlhood and Womanhood The Story of some Fortunes and Misfortunes by Sarah Tytler

The "green-seed" or short-staple variety is far inferior to the black for this purpose, and produces white, sticky, cottony-looking butter; indeed, most dairywomen insist that "you can pick the lint out of it."

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 098, February, 1876 by Various

She was tired of hoaxing that blockhead of a Tatan Nene with a story to the effect that the Parisian dairywomen were wont to fabricate eggs with a mixture of paste and saffron.

From Four Short Stories By Emile Zola by Émile Zola

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