common scold
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of common scold
First recorded in 1760–70
Example Sentences
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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
What transformed old faithful into a common scold was a series of federal safety regulations.
From Time Magazine Archive
With a loud roar of rage, the felicity of phrasing and invaluable candor of a common scold, he immediately started to set things to rights.
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Catherine Cairns was arrested as a common scold, clapped in jail to mend her talk.
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I have tried not to be a common scold and avoided being vicious when I could.
From Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated by Lawson, Thomas William
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