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fishwife

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Noun
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fish=wife

CIDE DICTIONARY

fishwifen. 
  •  A fishwoman.  [1913 Webster]
  •  A woman who abusively scolds other people, often using coarse or vulgar language.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

fishwife, n. (pl. -wives)
1 a coarse-mannered or noisy woman.
2 a woman who sells fish.

THESAURUS

fishwife

Xanthippe, amazon, baker, battle-ax, beldam, bitch, bookdealer, bookseller, butcher, cat, chandler, clothing merchant, common scold, confectioner, draper, drysalter, fishmonger, florist, footwear merchant, fruiterer, furnisher, furrier, fury, greengrocer, grocer, groceryman, haberdasher, hardwareman, harpy, ironmonger, jeweler, liquor merchant, newsdealer, ogress, perfumer, poulterer, saddler, scold, she-devil, she-wolf, shrew, spitfire, stationer, termagant, tigress, tobacconist, vintner, virago, vixen, wine merchant, witch

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