Termagant

  • 21termagant — n. Scold, shrew, vixen, virago, hag, beldam, Xantippe, brawling woman, turbulent woman …

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  • 22termagant — n virago, shrew, harpy, fury; vixen, spitfire, she wolf, hell cat, tigress; haridan, witch, ogress, old cat, brimstone, Inf. battle ax; gorgon, hag, crone, beldam, Sl. bitch; nag, Inf. biddy, Inf. old biddy; scold, common scold, fishwife; grouch …

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  • 23termagant — ter·ma·gant …

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  • 24termagant — ter•ma•gant [[t]ˈtɜr mə gənt[/t]] n. 1) a violent, turbulent, or brawling woman 2) lit. sbz (cap.) a mythical deity believed in the Middle Ages to be worshiped by the Muslims: portrayed in morality plays as a violent, overbearing personage 3)… …

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  • 25termagant — A violent, brawling woman …

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  • 26termagant — /ˈtɜməgənt / (say termuhguhnt) noun 1. a violent, turbulent, or brawling woman. –adjective 2. violent; turbulent; brawling; shrewish. {Middle English Termagaunt, Tervagant, from Old French Tervagan a supposed Muslim deity, represented in some… …

  • 27termagant —   n. virago …

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  • 28termagant — A common scold. 15 Am J2d Com S § 2 …

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  • 29HMS Termagant — There have been several warships of the Royal Navy called HMS Termagant :* HMS Termagant , a 6th Rate, launched 1780, reduced to an 18 gun sloop in 1782, and sold in 1795 * HMS Termagant , a sloop launched 1796, sold 1819 * HMS Termagant , a 6th… …

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  • 30HMS Termagant (R89) — was a T class destroyer of the British Royal Navy that saw service during World War II. She was later converted to a Type 16 fast anti submarine frigate, with the new pennant number F189 …

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