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bluestocking


blue·stock·ing

noun \-ˌstä-kiŋ\

Definition of BLUESTOCKING

: a woman having intellectual or literary interests

Origin of BLUESTOCKING

Bluestocking society, 18th century literary clubs
First Known Use: 1790

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