An outrageous scold from Termagantes, a cruel Pagan, formerly represented in diners shows and entertainments, where being dressed a la Turque, in long clothes, he was mistaken for a furious woman.
Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.
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