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fishwife
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun fishwife has 1 sense
- fishwife(n = noun.person) fishmonger - someone who sells fish; Array is a kind of bargainer, dealer, monger, trader
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.
1 a coarse-mannered or noisy woman.
2 a woman who sells fish.
THESAURUS
fishwife
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