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Definition of Grass widower
1. Noun. A man who is divorced from (or separated from) his wife.
Definition of Grass widower
1. Noun. (idiomatic rare) A married man whose wife is away. ¹
2. Noun. A divorcé. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Literary usage of Grass widower
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Negro Minstrels: A Complete Guide to Negro Minstrelsy, Containing by Jack Haverly (1902)
"When I married my wife was a grass- widow and I was a grass-widower. Now the
question arises: If my wife was a grass-widow and I was a grass-widower, ..."
2. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"A grass widower is one who is for the time being without his wife. ... 1862 David
is a bachelor again, or rather a " grass-widower." We refer to DHM, Esq., ..."
3. Encyclopedia of Comedy: For Professional Entertainers, Social Clubs by James Melville Janson (1899)
"When I married my wife was a grass-widow and I was a grass-widower. Now the
question arises: If my wife was a grass-widow and I was a grass-widower, ..."
4. Through the School: The Experiences of a Mill Boy in Securing an Education by Frederic Kenyon Brown (1912)
"... grass widower with the Long Hair EVERY scar that a sin may leave, every phase
of ambition made possible in a democratic world, every type of dramatic ..."
5. Through the School: The Experiences of a Mill Boy in Securing an Education by Frederic Kenyon Brown (1912)
"... the grass widower with the Long Hair EVERY scar that a sin may leave, every
phase of ambition made possible in a democratic world, every type of ..."
6. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"... her husband is something In some Indian service. Saturday Met\, Feb. 11,1882.
grass-widower ..."
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