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Synonyms for fishwife


Grammar : Noun
Spell : fish-wahyf
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪʃˌwaɪf

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Définition of fishwife

Origin :
  • 1520s, from fish (n.) + wife in the "woman" sense.
  • As in hag : noun biddy
  • As in shrew : noun mean lady
  • As in virago : noun aggressive woman
  • As in battle-ax : noun harsh, domineering woman
  • As in biddy : noun fussy old woman
Example sentences :
  • A longshoreman wouldn't have called a fishwife what I called you, you blessed child.
  • Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
  • “But sure, they are our fellow-creatures, brother Shane,” exclaimed the fishwife.
  • Extract from : « The Heir of Kilfinnan » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • Patrick was summoned, and with his father and the fishwife, the boat was launched.
  • Extract from : « The Heir of Kilfinnan » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • The boy was placed at the helm, and the fishwife and her brother took the oars.
  • Extract from : « The Heir of Kilfinnan » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • In another Moment, except Help come, the Fishwife will be no more.
  • Extract from : « A Tramp Abroad, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • This choice remark was accompanied by the grin of a fishwife and the stare of a drab.
  • Extract from : « The Sorrows of Satan » by Marie Corelli
  • I certainly do not resemble a fishwife, she said, nor have I any intention of acting as one.
  • Extract from : « The Angel of Pain » by E. F. Benson
  • She with the voice of a fishwife and the scent of a perfumer's shop!'
  • Extract from : « The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci » by Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky
  • I have enough of this life; I have had enough of these fishwife's manners.
  • Extract from : « A Chambermaid's Diary » by Octave Mirbeau
  • You will understand that I am not the man to wrangle like a fishwife.
  • Extract from : « The Bishop's Apron » by W. Somerset Maugham
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