fishwife in English

noun
1
a coarse-mannered woman who is prone to shouting.
We speak all the time the two of us, gossiping like a couple of old fishwives .
2
a woman who sells fish.
‘Monica will sell you a cooked fish!’ the fishwife boomed.

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1. Take this fishwife to the brig.