puddingwife

American  

[pood-ing-wahyf] / ˈpʊd ɪŋˌwaɪf /

noun

plural

puddingwives

1. a bluish and bronze wrasse, Halichoeres radiatus, of the Atlantic coast from the Florida Keys to Brazil.

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Etymology

Origin of puddingwife

First recorded in 1725–35; compare late Middle English podyngwyf “a woman who sells sausages”; pudding, wife