schoolmarm
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A female teacher, especially one seen to be old-fashioned and extremely severe and strict.
- Someone who acts like a schoolmarm; a person acting harsh and stern.
- A tree with two or more trunks; a forked tree.
Verb
- To discipline in the manner of a schoolmarm; to harshly reprimand or chide.
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