Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Hussy

Hussy , noun

[Contr. from huswife.]

1.
A housewife or housekeeper. [Obsolete]
2.
A worthless woman or girl; a forward wench; a jade; -- used as a term of contempt or reproach. — Grew
3.
A pert girl; a frolicsome or sportive young woman; -- used jocosely. — Goldsmith

Hussy , noun

[From Icelandic h{not transcribed}si a case, prob. from h{not transcribed}s house. See House, and compare Housewife a bag, Huswife a bag.]

A case or bag. See Housewife, 2.