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weaker vessel

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A woman; women collectively.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, idiomatic, offensive

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Across languages

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13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bashkir: гүзәл зат (güzəl zat) — a woman; women collectively
  • Chinese Mandarin: 女性 (nǚxìng) — a woman; women collectively
  • Chinese Mandarin: 婦道人家 /妇道人家 (fùdao rénjia) — a woman; women collectively
  • Finnish: heikompi astia — a woman; women collectively
  • French: le sexe le plus faible — a woman; women collectively
  • French: vaisseau plus fragile — a woman; women collectively
  • German: das schwächste Werkzeug — a woman; women collectively
  • Italian: il sesso debole — a woman; women collectively
  • Romanian: ființa mai slabă — a woman; women collectively
  • Russian: сла́бый пол (slábyj pol) — a woman; women collectively
  • Russian: немощнейший сосуд (nemoščnejšij sosud) — a woman; women collectively
  • Swedish: det svagare kärlet — a woman; women collectively
  • Swedish: det svagare könet — a woman; women collectively