About Fishwife
A fishwife, fish-fag or fishlass is a woman who sells fish. Often the wives and daughters of fishermen, fishwives were notoriously loud and foul-mouthed, as noted in the expression, To swear like a fishwife.
A fishwife, fish-fag or fishlass is a woman who sells fish. Often the wives and daughters of fishermen, fishwives were notoriously loud and foul-mouthed, as noted in the expression, To swear like a fishwife.