HARRIDAN


Meaning of HARRIDAN in English

/hahr"i dn/ , n.

a scolding, vicious woman; hag; shrew.

[ 1690-1700; perh. alter of F haridelle thin, worn-out horse, large, gaunt woman (compared with the initial element of haras stud farm, though derivation is unclear) ]

Syn . nag, virago, scold.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .