neatresse

English

Etymology

neat +‎ -ress

Noun

neatresse (plural neatresses)

  1. (obsolete, nonce word) A woman who takes care of cattle.
    • 1586, William Warner, Albion's England
      The neatresse, longing for the rest,
      Did egge him on to tell
      How faire she was, and who she was.

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