Harridan n. A worn-out strumpet; a vixenish woman; a hag. "Such a weak, watery, wicked old harridan, substituted for the pretty creature I had been used to see."
... it, will you!" cried out Diana indignantly, pouncing down on the harridan. "How dare you keep what isn't yours? If you had shown the detective this," shaking the ribbon in Mrs. Kebby's face, "he might have caught ... — The Silent House • Fergus Hume
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