fishwife
pronunciation
How to pronounce fishwife in British English:
UK [ˈfɪʃwaɪf]
How to pronounce fishwife in American English:
US [ˈfɪʃˌwaɪf]
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- Noun:
- someone who sells fish
Word Origin
- fishwife (n.)
- 1520s, from fish (n.) + wife (n.) in the "woman" sense. Also fish-fag.
Example
- 1. These fishwife vehicles , in which one feels one knows not what shadows , set the philosopher to thinking .
- 2. When they grabbed her , she screamed ' like a fishwife ' ( in her own words ) , creating a scene until they let her go .