different between sewing vs huswife

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?s????/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?so???/
• Rhymes: -????
• Homophone: sowing

Etymology 1

From sew +? -ing.

Verb

sewing

1. present participle of sew

Etymology 2

From Middle English sewinge, seuinge, seuwinge (“sewing”), equivalent to sew +? -ing.

Noun

sewing (countable and uncountable, plural sewings)

1. The action of the verb to sew.
2. Something that is being or has been sewn.

Derived terms

• sewing circle
• sewing machine

Translations

Anagrams

• Winges, swinge, winges

English

Etymology

From Middle English hus-wif, hous-wif, equivalent to house +? wife. Doublet of hussy.

Noun

huswife (plural huswifes or huswives)

1. (obsolete) A housewife.
2. (obsolete) A worthless woman; a hussy.
3. A small case containing needles, scissors, thread, and other sewing things.

Verb

huswife (third-person singular simple present huswifes, present participle huswifing, simple past and past participle huswifed)

1. (said of a woman) To manage with frugality.