kalewife
/ˈkeɪlˌwaɪf/
noun
- A woman who sells vegetables, especially cabbages or kale, in a market.
- Every morning, the kalewife called out to shoppers to buy her fresh greens.
- The kalewife arranged her cabbages neatly on the wooden stall.
- In old market towns, the kalewife was a familiar figure with her basket of kale.
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