fishwife
The origin and history of fishwife.
Etymology
Came from Middle English fysshewyfe, equivalent to fish plus wife ("(obsolete) woman") (see also midwife).
The origin and history of fishwife.
Came from Middle English fysshewyfe, equivalent to fish plus wife ("(obsolete) woman") (see also midwife).
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