icewoman
- noun
- /ˈaɪsˌwʊmən/
- Archaic
:
mujer de hielo
- She worked as an icewoman during the summer, hauling heavy loads to homes and businesses.
Examples
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The icewoman delivered fresh ice every morning.
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The icewoman made her rounds every morning before the sun grew too hot.
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In those days, having an icewoman deliver blocks of ice was common in the city.
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Many icewomen worked in the early 20th century.
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In the early 1900s, the icewoman delivered blocks of ice to homes without refrigeration.
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The icewoman skillfully chopped the ice into manageable pieces for her customers.
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Many families relied on the icewoman for their daily supply of ice during the hot summer months.
Synonyms
A person who cuts blocks of ice and delivers them to people
A person or company that supplies ice to shops and events
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Icewoman is a simple compound of ice and woman, like iceman or postman. It comes from a time before home refrigerators when someone delivered blocks of 'ice', meaning frozen water, to keep food cool, so an icewoman was a woman who carried and delivered 'ice'.
