ˈheadswoman dial.
[f. head's genitive case: cf. headsman sense 1.]
A midwife.
| a 1825 in Forby Voc. E. Anglia 1857 in Dunglison. |
ˈheadswoman dial.
[f. head's genitive case: cf. headsman sense 1.]
A midwife.
| a 1825 in Forby Voc. E. Anglia 1857 in Dunglison. |
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