noun
shrew; vixen; bad-tempered woman
A strong, often literary or old-fashioned term for a fierce, quarrelsome woman. Compare じゃじゃ馬 for a more colloquial 'tomboy' or 'shrew'.
See also: じゃじゃ馬
彼女は近所で有名な悍婦だ。
She is a notorious shrew in the neighborhood.