blowsabella
blowsabella · blowsabellas
A rural woman; a country wenchA rural woman; a country wench.
Meaning
4 senses(obsolete)A rural woman; a country wench.
(broadly, obsolete)A hot-tempered, unjustifiably angry woman, usually stereotyped as a red-haired Irish maidservant.
(broadly, obsolete)A disheveled woman; a slattern.
(broadly, obsolete)A promiscuous woman or prostitute.
Origin
18th-century Great Britain. From a character in John Gay's 1714 poem The Shepherd's Week.18th-century Great Britain. From a character in John Gay's 1714 poem The Shepherd's Week.
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