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neatresse

noun

Etymology

From neat (“cattle collectively”) + -resse.

  1. derived from *newd-✻ — “to acquire, make use of”
  2. inherited from *nautą✻ — “foredeal, profit, property, livestock”
  3. inherited from *naut✻
  4. inherited from nēat — “animal, beast, ox, cow, cattle”
  5. inherited from nete
  6. formed as neatresse — “neat + -resse”

Definitions

  1. A woman who takes care of cattle.

    • The Neatreſſe longing for the reſt, did egge him on to tell / How faire ſhe vvas, and vvho ſhe vvas.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA