wapping moll

English

Etymology

From wap (“to engage in sexual intercourse”) + moll (“woman”)

Noun

wapping moll (plural wapping molls)

(obsolete, Britain, thieves' cant) A prostitute.

Synonyms

wapping dell, wapping mort, see also Thesaurus:prostitute

References

Eric Partridge, A Dictionary of the Underworld, London, Macmillan Co., 1949

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