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fishwife (n.)
[fishwife 词源字典]
1520s, from
fish
(n.) +
wife
(n.) in the "woman" sense. Also
fish-fag
.
[fishwife etymology, fishwife origin, 英语词源]
forthwith (prep.)
c. 1200, from
forth
+
with
. The Old English equivalent was
forð mid
. As an adverb, early 14c.
lengthwise (adv.)
1570s, from
length
+
wise
(n.). As an adjective by 1871.