covetess
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covetess
- (uncommon) A woman who covets; a coveter.
- 2008, Rod Sanford, Dying Hard in the Big Easy: A Lemon Boy Phillips Mystery, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 57:
- “The girl is showing herself to be the backstabbing covetess she really is.” “Covetess?” XA asked. “One who covets,” Dagoola explained […]
- (Can we date this quote?), Lori Aronson, How To Lead The Universes (→ISBN):
- ... or possibly humiliating the coveter or covetess. To avoid being kicked in the rear by a stubborn cow, donkey, horse, or mule not wishing to be stolen.