fishwife

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He finally stopped looking at the fishwife -- he met his companion's enquiry.

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  • Beneath his window a fishwife was trying to palm off her wares on the landlord of the hotel. —  The Flemish Shop - Maigret 14 - Georges Simenon
  • Damn lucky not to have hurt herself and she curses like a fishwife when I try to help. —  Cargo of Eagles - Margery Allingham - Campion 21: 1968
  • She refused to yell like a fishwife again for the servants' amusement. —  Johanna Lindsey - Tender Rebel
  • It was a strangely womanish gesture, making him look like a fishwife in a street brawl. —  Lemons Never Lie by Richard Stark
  • Again and again he returned upon them railing like a fishwife. —  Caesar: A Sketch
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/ˈfɪʃwaɪf/
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