Meaning of archwife | Babel Free

Definitions

A big, masculine wife; a dominating woman; virago.

Examples

“You archwives, strong as camels, take⟳ the high And overpowering hand against the male.”

“Lady Wallingford had been circulating defamatory libels against Buckingham, leading James to comment⟳ that Wallingford was like⟳ his father-in-law, 'altogether guided and overruled by an archwife'.”

“"To pay⟳ homage to the World Harlot, the Mandrake Venus, the Archwife, the Ever-existing, who has been, is, and will be. […]"”

“All the same, Master Kit, it looks like⟳ you're in a case of pickles – if her ma's half the archwife the postboy says she is! Seems to me you'll have⟳ to hang⟳ up your axe.'”

“Some poor fool might have⟳ been saved a lifetime of misery if the archwife had drowned in the ditch after all.”

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