common scold
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of common scold
First recorded in 1760–70
Example Sentences
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Casting was geared to turn a prostitute into an angel, to repolish a yaking common scold, or curve hard lips into "the kindly weak smiles of a deserving claimant."
From Time Magazine Archive
In the title role, Diana Sands is earth-bound but never God-intoxicated, more of a common scold than an uncommon saint.
From Time Magazine Archive
Catherine Cairns was arrested as a common scold, clapped in jail to mend her talk.
From Time Magazine Archive
"He is not to be a common scold," he wrote in an opinion reprinted recently in the Atlantic.
From Time Magazine Archive
"You're getting to be nothing better than a common scold, Ern," returned Roger with a laugh.
From The Forbidden Trail by Morrow, Honoré
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