"Grass widow" Definition

Definitions for the word "Grass widow" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
(also grass widower) person whose husband (or wife) is away for a prolonged period.
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
2. slang
an unmarried mother; a deserted mistress. In the United States, during the gold fever in California, it was common for an adventurer to put both his wife (termed in his absence a GRASS-WIDOW) and his children to school during his absence. Also a married woman, resident in England, whose husband is in India or the colonies.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864

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