† railwiferyn.
Obsolete.
Abusive scolding, regarded as comparable to that of a nagging woman or wife.Apparently an isolated use.
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the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > rebuke or reproof > [noun] > scolding
chidingc893
flitingc1200
scolding1486
rating1556
schooling1557
chafing?1578
railwifery1695
ragging1788
mobbing1803
fratching1805
row1830
tongue-lashing1881
rough tonguing1916
1695 J. Sage Fund. Charter Presbytery iv. 307 He had no scolding in his Book, and was infinitely far from G. R.'s flat Railwifery.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online September 2019).
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