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Knavess means (archaic) A knavish woman..
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/ˈneɪvɛs/ · noun
(archaic) A knavish woman..
Cullies, the easy cushions on which knaves and knavesses repose and fatten, have at all times existed, in considerable profusion
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Knavess means (archaic) A knavish woman..
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Cullies, the easy cushions on which knaves and knavesses repose and fatten, have at all times existed, in considerable profusion
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