callet
/ˈkælɪt/
noun
- A woman of bad reputation; a scold or gossip (archaic or dialectal).
- The playwright used the word 'callet' to describe the gossiping woman in the play.
- Historians note that 'callet' was once a harsh insult for a quarrelsome woman.
- In the old village tales, she was called a callet for spreading rumors.