Wife
101To take to wife — Wife Wife, n.; pl. {Wives}. [OE. wif, AS. wif; akin to OFries. & OS. wif, D. wijf, G. weib, OHG. w[=i]b, Icel. v[=i]f, Dan. viv; and perhaps to Skr. vip excited, agitated, inspired, vip to tremble, L. vibrare to vibrate, E. vibrate. Cf. Tacitus,… …
102common-law wife — wife which is recognized legally and publicly although a marriage never took place …
103his beloved wife — wife that he loved very much …
104jealous wife — wife who is suspicious and possessive of her husband (especially in regards to his interactions with other women) …
105Rabbi's wife — wife of the rabbi …
106wife swapping — sexual activity in which two or more married couples exchange partners. [1955 60] * * * …
107WIFE OF BATH — one of the pilgrims in Chaucer s Canterbury Tales …
108Wife-beater — long thin loaf of bread …
109Wife-starver — (prison) person convicted for neglecting maintenance payments …
110wife-beater — Australian Slang long thin loaf of bread …