fish ‧ wife /ˈfɪʃwaɪf/ BrE AmE noun ( plural fishwives /-waɪvz/) [countable] especially British English
an insulting word for a woman who shouts a lot and is often in a bad temper
fish ‧ wife /ˈfɪʃwaɪf/ BrE AmE noun ( plural fishwives /-waɪvz/) [countable] especially British English
an insulting word for a woman who shouts a lot and is often in a bad temper
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012