1
I'm here merely in the office of chaperon and common scold.
2
He was made to order for the position of common scold in a country sewing-circle.
3
He had the tongue of a common scold, and he used it with malevolent abandon.
4
I could do nothing, though I talked till I was no better than a common scold.
5
Treason was punished with death, and common scolds were ducked in a pond until they were glad to hold their tongues.
6
"You're getting to be nothing better than a common scold, Ern," returned Roger with a laugh.