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A fishwife, fish-fag or fishlass is a woman who sells fish. She is typically the wife of a fisherman, selling her husband's catch, but other sources of fish have been used.
Detail of a Cullercoats fishlass, from Inside the Bar, by Winslow Homer 1883
Fishwives in St Andrews, Scotland bait their lines
Fishwife (1940), Gammel Strand, Copenhagen
Statue of the Nairn Fishwife
Dolly Peel
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Dorothy Peel, better known as Dolly Peel, was a person in South Shields, England, who acquired local legendary status. She is commemorated by a statue in the centre of the town.
Fishwife
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Dolly Peel
Dolly Peel statue in South Shields, facing the River Tyne