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grass widow

–noun
1. a woman who is separated, divorced, or lives apart from her husband.
2. a woman whose husband is away from home frequently or for a long time, as on business or to pursue a sport or hobby.
3. Archaic.
a. a discarded mistress.
b. a woman who has borne an illegitimate child.

Origin:
1520–30; the first element perh. orig. alluding to a bed of grass, hay, or the like; cf. D grasweduwe, G Strohwittwe lit., straw-widow


grass⋅wid⋅ow⋅hood, noun
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