Termagant

Ter - magant, Mr a — a — Termagant, Harriet, Termagant* you vile minx, you faucy —

A Collection of the Most Esteemed Farces and Entertainments Performed on the British Stage ... 1786

According to many medieval European sources, "Termagant" was the deity worshipped by Muslims; it's found, for instance, in the Chanson de Roland I had forgotten that until I saw the word again.

Some Break Reading and a Thousand Carnivals 2005

* "Chapati Mystery" speculates on the word 'Termagant'.

Some Break Reading and a Thousand Carnivals 2005

"Termagant" at once to Gibraltar, without understanding that she was just from there and had on board his clothes left for washing; in consequence of which precipitancy she "carried all my things, even to my last shirt, back again."

The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 (of 2) The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain 1877

July 25th, being then off Tarifa, a little west of Gibraltar, the sloop-of-war "Termagant," one of his own Mediterranean cruisers, came alongside, and brought him a newspaper, received from Lisbon, containing an account of the report carried to England by the

The Life of Nelson, Volume 2 (of 2) The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain 1877

I would have such a fellow whipped for o'erdoing Termagant.

George Heymont: Laying a Clear Dramatic Foundation George Heymont 2011

Termagant is a super word, with medieval beginnings too.

In Defense of Bitterness Heo 2006

My own blog is only a few days old, so the readership is small, but I just added an entry entitled "The Infamous Hysterical Termagant, Heo Cwaeth" to make sure people read this post - it is priceless.

In Defense of Bitterness Heo 2006

The Termagant Tribe now opens the floor to nominations.

Evil Evil Evil Miss Snark 2006

You google Termagant 2 and get more hits than your real name.

Seven Signs of Snarkly Addiction Miss Snark 2006