common scold
| Noun | 1. |  common scold - someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault |
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| 释义 | common scold
Common ScoldCommon ScoldA person who frequently or habitually causes public disturbances or breaks the peace by brawling or quarreling. Scolding, which was an indictable offense at Common Law but is obsolete today, did not involve a single incident but rather the repeated creation of discord. COMMON SCOLD, Crim. law, communes rixatrix. A woman, who, in consequence of her boisterous, disorderly and quarrelsome tongue, is a public nuisance to the neighborhood. common scold
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