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Definition of Fisherwomen
1. fisherwoman [n] - See also: fisherwoman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fisherwomen
Literary usage of Fisherwomen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Across Africa by Verney Lovett Cameron, Daniel Oliver (1877)
"The fish, seeing no chance of escape save by these holes, jump through into the
baskets ready for their reception. The fisherwomen seemed to think it great ..."
2. Jottings During the Cruise of H. M. S. Curac̜oa Among the South Sea Islands by Julius Lucius Brenchley, Curaçoa (Steam frigate) (1873)
"... the Natives—Excursion in the Island—Dwellings—fisherwomen—Cannibalism—Decrease
of Population—Language—Government—Customs—Artistic Skill—Creeds—Teachers ..."
3. Japan: Historical and Descriptive by Charles Henry Eden (1877)
"... but business is very dull. All regular communications with the West are centred
in the towns in the south of the Japanese Empire. JAPANESE fisherwomen. ..."
4. Scenery, Science and Art: Being Extracts from the Note-book of a Geologist by David Thomas Ansted (1854)
"Costume of fisherwomen, St. Jean de Luz. Such is an account of the country
connecting the great tableland of Spain with the range of mountains which ..."
5. Hunt's Yachting Magazine (1859)
"Rowing matches followed which excited great interest among the natives, particularly
one by fisherwomen. The irregular dipping and frequently splashing of ..."
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