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Scolding :: Scolding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scol.

Chide :: Chide (p. pr. & vb. n.) To rebuke; to reprove; to scold; to find fault with.

Chidester :: Chidester (n.) A female scold.

Jobation :: "Jobation (n.) A scolding; a hand, tedious reproof..

Cucking Stool :: Cucking stool () A kind of chair formerly used for punishing scolds, and also dishonest tradesmen, by fastening them in it, usually in front of their doors, to be pelted and hooted at by the mob, but sometimes to be taken to the water and ducked; -- called also a castigatory, a tumbrel, and a trebuchet; and often, but not so correctly, a ducking stool..

Jawing :: Jawing (n.) Scolding; clamorous or abusive talk.

Altercative :: Altercative (a.) Characterized by wrangling; scolding.

Catamaran :: Catamaran (n.) A quarrelsome woman; a scold.

Rater :: Rater (n.) One who rates or scolds.

Jaw :: Jaw (v. t.) To assail or abuse by scolding.

Berattle :: Berattle (v. t.) To make rattle; to scold vociferously; to cry down.

Shrew :: Shrew (a.) Originally, a brawling, turbulent, vexatious person of either sex, but now restricted in use to females; a brawler; a scold..

Castigatory :: Castigatory (n.) An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant scolds; -- called also a ducking stool, or trebucket..

Lash :: Lash (v. t.) To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with severity; as, to lash vice..

Clapperclaw :: Clapperclaw (v. t.) To abuse with the tongue; to revile; to scold.

Jaw :: Jaw (v. i.) To scold; to clamor.

Vituperate :: Vituperate (v. t.) To find fault with; to scold; to overwhelm with wordy abuse; to censure severely or abusively; to rate.

Tumbril :: Tumbril (n.) A cucking stool for the punishment of scolds.

Fault-finder :: Fault-finder (n.) One who makes a practice of discovering others' faults and censuring them; a scold.

Fling :: Fling (v. i.) To cast in the teeth; to utter abusive language; to sneer; as, the scold began to flout and fling..

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