Housewives [noun]

Shopkeepers ran out of their shops, housewives craned over their balconies to listen to him.

At last the repast was spread, the table still standing against the wall, as is the custom among mountain housewives.

And then come the small buyers, the neat servants, the stout housewives, all with their baskets or string bags.

The merchants were packing up their goods; housewives were secreting their silver; everywhere there was a hurly-burly.

And after the manner of good housewives she then inquired when and where I had last eaten.

These things are not liked by the various small insects which annoy housewives.

Many housewives may object to this proposition inasmuch as the work in a home can not be suspended even for a day.

Why do all housewives persistently disregard the right of the household employee to have legal holidays?

The housewives came in search of me from every point of the compass and with tears in their eyes explained the situation.

Sanitation is poor, but the women coming from the South, in the opinion of a reputable physician of the city, are good housewives.