Huswife
Huswife , noun
[Old English huswif; hus house + wif wife. Compare Hussy a housewife, Housewife.]
1.
A female housekeeper; a woman who manages domestic affairs; a thrifty woman.
The bounteous huswife Nature.
The huswife is she that do labor doth fall.
2.
A worthless woman; a hussy. [Obsolete] — Shakespeare
3.
A case for sewing materials. See Housewife. — Cowper
Huswife , transitive verb
To manage with frugality; -- said of a woman. — Dryden