hucksteress

All such proofs of a ready mind, and skilful handiwork, were highly acceptable to the aristocratic hucksteress, so long as she could murmur to herself, with a grim smile, and a half-natural sigh, and a sentiment of mixed wonder, pity, and growing affection, --

The House of the Seven Gables 1851

Now, in that very house, to be the hucksteress of a cent-shop.

The House of the Seven Gables 1851

All such proofs of a ready mind and skilful handiwork were highly acceptable to the aristocratic hucksteress, so long as she could murmur to herself with a grim smile, and a half-natural sigh, and a sentiment of mixed wonder, pity, and growing affection, --

The House of the Seven Gables 1851

When therefore Howell and others employ ‘hucksteress’, they fall into the same barbarous excess of expression, whereof we are all guilty, when we use

English Past and Present Richard Chenevix Trench 1846

Some of the rabble began to chaffer with this ancient hucksteress.

The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1555-66) John Lothrop Motley 1845

Some of the rabble began to chaffer with this ancient hucksteress.

The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 10: 1566, part I John Lothrop Motley 1845

Some of the rabble began to chaffer with this ancient hucksteress.

PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845

Some of the rabble began to chaffer with this ancient hucksteress.

The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Complete (1555-84) John Lothrop Motley 1845

Now, in that very house, to be the hucksteress of a cent-shop.

House of the Seven Gables Nathaniel Hawthorne 1834

All such proofs of a ready mind and skilful handiwork were highly acceptable to the aristocratic hucksteress, so long as she could murmur to herself with a grim smile, and a half-natural sigh, and a sentiment of mixed wonder, pity, and growing affection: --

House of the Seven Gables Nathaniel Hawthorne 1834