单词	fishwifes
释义	fishwife noun fish·​wife ˈfish-ˌwīf  1 : a woman who sells fish 2 : a vulgar abusive woman Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web In addition to Brecht’s typical didacticism, there is a haunting passage for a fishwife whose son died in one of Lucullus’s campaigns. Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2020 An old fishwife sees a lobster try to escape and whacks it back in with her net. Casey Quackenbush / Hong Kong, Time, 12 July 2018 The latest environmental measure that has people grumbling is a two-year ban on fishing for omul, a smoked delicacy hawked by fishwives all around the lake. Neil Macfarquhar, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2017 A Canadian waitress who swears like a fishwife goes on holiday to Boracay. Simon Winchester, New York Times, 1 June 2016 Word History Etymology Middle English First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 fishwifes noun variants or fishwives plural of fishwife as in dragon ladies Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance dragon ladies viragoes gorgons censurers cavilers deriders belittlers furies viragos vixens termagants carpers shrews castigators harridans railers cavillers detractors scolds faultfinders nitpickers harpies critics battle-axes pettifoggers quibblers
随便看	polyspored polysporic polysporous polystachyous polystele polystelic polystely polystemonous polysticha polystichoid polystichous Polystichum polystichums Polystictus Polystoma Polystomatidae polystomatous polystome Polystomea Polystomidae polystylar polystyle polystyrene polystyrenes polysulfide

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