Discussion Forum—A Way with Words, a fun radio show and podcast about language

What's a grass widow? In the 1500s, this term applied to a woman with loose sexual morals. Over time, it came to mean a woman who's been separated from her husband, or a divorcée. This is part of a complete episode.

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