First Known Use: 15th century
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fishwife
noun fish·wife \-ˌwīf\
: a woman who sells fish
: a rude and rough woman
Full Definition of FISHWIFE
1
: a woman who sells fish
2
: a vulgar abusive woman
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Origin of FISHWIFE
Middle English
Rhymes with FISHWIFE
alewife, case knife, clasp knife, drawknife, farmwife, flick-knife, folklife, good life, goodwife, half-life, highlife, housewife, jackknife, loosestrife, lowlife, midlife, midwife, nightlife, oldwife, penknife, pro-life, real-life, shelf life, steak knife, still life, true-life, wakerife, whole-life, wildlife
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