fishwife

[ fish-wahyf ]

/ ˈfɪʃˌwaɪf /

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noun, plural fish·wives.

a woman who sells fish.

a coarse-mannered, vulgar-tongued woman.

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Origin of fishwife

First recorded in 1375–1425, fishwife is from the late Middle English word fisshwyf.See fish, wife

Words nearby fishwife

fish tackle, fishtail, fish tank, fish warden, fishway, fishwife, fishworm, fishy, Fisk, Fiske, fissi-

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How to use fishwife in a sentence

Perhaps you'll be staggering under a creel like a Newhaven fishwife before you return.
A Pair of Schoolgirls|Angela Brazil
Suddenly a clamor was heard on the shore, and soon after a fishwife made her appearance, with rather a singular burden.
Christie Johnstone|Charles Reade
"It's no oot o' the kirk window ye'll hae seen him, Sandy, my mon," said a young fishwife.
Christie Johnstone|Charles Reade
It was about this time that Giorgione's ladylove won fame by discarding him in that foolish, fishwife fashion.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 4 (of 14)|Elbert Hubbard

Mary became a Greek slave, or a Billingsgate fishwife, with amusing unexpectedness.
The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes|Israel Zangwill

British Dictionary definitions for fishwife

fishwife

/ (ˈfɪʃˌwaɪf) /

noun plural -wives

a woman who sells fish

a coarse scolding woman

Derived forms of fishwife

fishwifely, adjective

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