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plural banshees
(Irish and Scottish folklore) A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death. quotations examples
Late had he heard, in prophet's dream, / The fatal Ben-Shie's boding scream […] .
1810, The Lady of the Lake, Walter Scott, 3.VII
(derogatory) A noisy or ill-tempered woman. quotations examples
Where's this old banshee that runs the place?
1936, John Thomas McIntyre, Steps Going Down, page 15