[ʃruː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small insectivorous mammal resembling a mouse, with a long pointed snout and tiny eyes

- a bad-tempered or aggressively assertive woman
(e.g: hold your nagging tongue, you miserable old shrew!)


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Origin:
Old English scrēawa, scrǣwa, of Germanic origin; related words in Germanic languages have senses such as ‘dwarf’, ‘devil’, or ‘fox’