conniption fit

This term is exclusively used by the fair sex, who can best explain its meaning. As near as I can judge, conniption fits are tantrums.

Fit
·noun A stroke or blow. II. Fit ·superl Prepared; ready. III. Fit ·- imp. & ·p.p. of Fight. IV. F...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
fit
Suitable. It won't fit; It will not suit or do. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
fit
Any short return after intermission; a turn; a period or interval.--Webster. The houses in many par...

Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
fit-rod
A small iron rod with a hook at the end, which is put into the holes made in a vessel's side, to asc...

The Sailor's Word-Book
fit for duty
In an effective state for service. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
fit rigging, to
To cut or fit the standing and running rigging to the masts, &c. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book