Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

applewoman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ap-ple-wom-an
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman who sells apples outdoors.

Example Sentences

"[…] he had formerly quarrelled with Sir Nicholas Rainton when he was Lord Mayor of London, for prohibiting an Apple-woman to sell Apples on the Lords Day within Pauls Church-yard […]"
"[…] we had dragged on near six Weeks of passive Existence without seeing a Soul but that old Apple-woman Sir Anthony, who is as disagreeable as the Place he lives in;"
"Burning with impatience to discuss with the great MacGrawler the feasibility of his project, he quickened his pace almost into a run, and in a very few minutes, having only overthrown one chimney-sweeper and two applewomen by the way, he arrived at the sage’s door."
"She would have blown her nose on her fingers like an applewoman if she wanted to, he thought."

Etymology

From apple + woman.

Inflected Forms

applewomen (plural)

Questions

What does applewoman mean?: A woman who sells apples outdoors.
Where does applewoman come from?: From apple + woman.

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