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termagant
n. shrewish and quarrelsome woman


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Termagant
In Medieval Europe, Termagant was the name given to a god supposedly worshiped by Muslims.
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termagant
Noun
1. a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
(synonym) shrew
(hypernym) unpleasant woman, disagreeable woman
(hyponym) virago


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Termagant
(n.)
An imaginary being supposed by the Christians to be a Mohammedan deity or false god. He is represented in the ancient moralities, farces, and puppet shows as extremely vociferous and tumultous.
  
 
(n.)
A boisterous, brawling, turbulent person; -- formerly applied to both sexes, now only to women.
  
 
(a.)
Tumultuous; turbulent; boisterous; furious; quarrelsome; scolding.
  

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termagant
A violent, brawling woman

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