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Noun: fishwife (fishwives)  'fish`wIf
  1. A coarse abusive woman
     
  2. [archaic] Someone who sells fish
    - fishmonger

Derived forms: fishwives

Type of: bargainer, dealer, monger, trader

Encyclopedia: Fishwife

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