/ ˈhærɪdən; NAmE / noun
( old-fashioned or literary ) a bad-tempered unpleasant woman
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent. (originally slang): perhaps from French haridelle old horse.
/ ˈhærɪdən; NAmE / noun
( old-fashioned or literary ) a bad-tempered unpleasant woman
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WORD ORIGIN
late 17th cent. (originally slang): perhaps from French haridelle old horse.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005