wapping moll

English

Etymology

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

Noun

wapping moll (plural wapping molls)

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

Synonyms

wapping dell, wapping mort, see also Thesaurus:prostitute

References

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

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