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betty

n. பெண்களின் வீட்டு வேலையில் தலைநாட்டுப்பொறுப்பு மேற்கொள்ள முயலும் ஆடவர்.


Bet"ty, n. 1. Etym: [Supposed to be a cant word, from Betty, for Elizabeth, as such an instrument is also called Bess (i. e., Elizabeth) in the Canting Dictionary of 1725, and Jenny (i. e., Jane).] Defn: A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open. [Written also bettee.] The powerful betty, or the artful picklock. Arbuthnot. 2. Etym: [Betty, nickname for Elizabeth.] Defn: A name of contempt given to a man who interferes with the duties of women in a household, or who occupies himself with womanish matters. 3. A pear-shaped bottle covered round with straw, in which olive oil is sometimes brought from Italy; -- called by chemists a Florence flask. [U. S.] Bartlett.


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