Ghostess

"I sees a white ghostess a-flying down on us, with big wings like a h'angel!" ❋ John B. [Illustrator] Greene (N/A)

Thaar's no denying b'ys, ez how poor Sam's ghostess walks abroad this hyar ship, an 'thet means sunthin', or it don't! ❋ Unknown (1887)

"Guess I don't want ter run down thet air ghostess," said he apologetically. ❋ Unknown (1887)

"Durned ef I kear," said Hiram defiantly; "ghostess or no ghostess, I'm bound fur thet pile, I am, if we ken sorter light on it!" ❋ Unknown (1887)

- "If the plural of host is hostess then the plural of ghost is ghostess." ❋ Unknown (2009)

OK, so it was basically Pac-Man with a few minor tweaks - more mazes, smarter ghosts (such as Clyde, who had a gender rethink and became a demure orange ghostess named Sue) - but the romance between the Mr. and Ms. was the ace in the hole for me. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I still don’t see how people could be shocked to death by this lil’ ghostess did ANYONE ever read that book about ghostesses with toastesses? ❋ Unknown (2010)

When Hiram Bangs and I met in the galley, shortly after the row was over, we both compared notes, the American saying that he'd been roused up from sleep, not by the noise of the shooting or rampaging about the deck, but by the sound of Sam's voice singing in the hold, and he knew at once that some mischief was going to happen, "ez it allers did when he heerd the durned ghostess afore!" ❋ Unknown (1887)

Thar be a ghostess in the yard! "he yelled, as he ran. ❋ John Henry Goldfrap (1898)

He's a won'erful slimy sort o 'cuss, an' since he's ben skeart by Sam Jedfoot's ghostess he hez ben a durned sight too mealy-mouthed fur me! " ❋ Unknown (1887)

"Durned, though, if Sam's ghostess or any other cuss 'll kep me back now. ❋ Unknown (1887)

Sam's ghostess, when hyar, ye sez now, ye wer frit yerself the same at the fust sight ye seed of him! " ❋ Unknown (1887)

"Wa-all, all I ken say is thet I seed the ghostess with the durned thin 'thaar in his grip. ❋ Unknown (1887)