dutch wife

Dutch wife

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [duhch wahyf]
- /dʌtʃ waɪf/
- /dʌtʃ waɪf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [duhch wahyf]
- /dʌtʃ waɪf/

Definitions of dutch wife words

noun dutch wife (in tropical countries) an open framework used in bed as a rest for the limbs. 1
noun dutch wife a long hard bolster used, esp in the tropics, to support one's uppermost knee when sleeping on one's side 0
noun dutch wife A long body-length pillow that can be held or wrapped around one's body while sleeping. 0
noun dutch wife In East Asia and Southeast Asia, a wicker or bamboo tube the size of a person for use in the bed. In the summer heat, the open bamboo structure is cooler than fabric pillows or sheets. The Dutch wife is embraced by the user, exposing the maximum amount of the body to cooling breezes. 0

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Origin of dutch wife

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80

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Parts of speech for Dutch wife

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Dutch wife

dutch wife popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

dutch wife usage trend in Literature

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