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noun
A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: battle axe, bitch, brim, brimstone, cat, cockatrice, crow, dragon, faggot, fishwife, harpy, harridan, hellcat, jade, nag, nudnik, scold, she-devil, shrew, termagant, virago, vixen, witch
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a scolding (even vicious) old woman
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: scold, scolder, nag, nagger, common scold
History
Perhaps a modification of French haridelle (“old horse, nag”).
Across languages
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
