"Virago", "fishwife" and "shrew" are near synonyms for "termagant" in this sense. Dolly was a Cornish fishwife who tramped her fishy wares around Penwith and Penzance. A fishmonger (fishwife for female practitioners) is someone who sells raw fish and seafood. "Fish Lass" is a Geordie term for a fishwife. A fishwife, fish-fag or fishlass is a woman who sells fish. Luzia (Giovanna Antonelli), a fishwife, abandoned by her husband, fending alone for her young children. Eilif and his mother sing "The Fishwife and the Soldier". Once a week helps her mother, who is fishwife.