fishwife

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Term of abuse, usually directed at women, implying lack of personal hygiene
A woman who sells or works with fish
A vulgar, abusive or nagging woman with a loud, unpleasant voice
disapproval If you say that someone is behaving like a fishwife, you mean that they are shouting a great deal and behaving in a very unpleasant and bad-tempered way. fishwives an insulting word for a woman who shouts a lot and is often in a bad temper
A fishwoman
A woman who sells or works with fish (historically the wife of a fisherman)
{i} woman who sells fish; loud shrewish woman, vulgar coarse woman (derogatory)
fishwives
plural of fishwife
fishwife

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    fish·wife

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    Etymologie

    () Wife in the now-obsolete meaning woman (see also midwife).
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