wife-beater


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wife-beater

n
(Law) a person who hits his or her wife
ˈwife-ˌbeating n
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In the cell next to him was a drunken wife-beater and in the one beyond a yelling maniac.
Then he had another ride in the patrol wagon, along with the drunken wife-beater and the maniac, several "plain drunks" and "saloon fighters," a burglar, and two men who had been arrested for stealing meat from the packing houses.
You don't depend upon wife-beaters and pickpockets for your income.
The former general has come under fire after being accused of defending sacked wife-beater Rob Porter when he already knew of the claims against him.
PAMPANGA -- One aspiring senator made a startling allegation on national TV: his bitter political enemy was a wife-beater.
Storylines included soap's first lesbian kiss and the murder of wife-beater Trevor Jordache who was buried under the patio.
There's the bloke who used to play wife-beater Trevor in EastEnders.
The former cheeky-chappy wife-beater is boozing like there's no tomorrow.
But the former Newcastle, Tottenham, Lazio and Rangers midfielder ended up a self-confessed wife-beater and an alcoholic.
From classic tees to 'wife-beater' tanks, the Great China Wall label invokes tattooed sailor motifs, with retro images of beautiful illustrated bombshells in a range of washed out colours for a 'worn and torn' look.
Earlier he had revealed "fans" had posted internet messages accusing him of being lazy on the field, having a playboy lifestyle, being a wife-beater and saying they were glad his baby son Jesus died earlier this year.
What is beyond debate is that he was a wife-beater and a drunk.