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fishwife Definition

Fishwife
(n.) A fishwoman.

fishwife Bedeutung

fishmonger
fishwife
someone who sells fish
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A fishwife, fish-fag or fishlass is a woman who sells fish. In this context, the word wife means woman rather than married woman. This usage stems from Old English wif and is similar to the German Weib, also meaning "woman" .

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