fishwife

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: fish=wife

CIDE DICTIONARY

fishwife, n. 

•  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

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