"Virago", "fishwife" and "shrew" are near synonyms for "termagant" in this sense. She became known as "the Princess Termagant" for her dreadful character and haughty manners. In Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle", Dame Van Winkle is described as a "termagant wife". In 2008, the Australian politician Kim Beazley labelled opponent Tony Abbott a termagant. In season 2 of Westworld, Major Craddock calls Dolores a termagant. He was then given command of HMS "Termagant". On 20 May, "Termagant" or "Hyacinth" opened fire and the forts were destroyed. Arthur Murphy's play "The Upholsterer" (1758) also contains a female character called "Termagant". Between 1946 and 1951 "Termagant" was held in reserve at Portsmouth. Herod, like Termagant, was also a character from medieval drama who was famous for ranting. "Termagant" was sold out of service in 1819.