arch doxy

English

Noun

arch doxy (plural arch doxies)

(idiomatic, archaic) The head of a gang of female canters or gypsies.

Synonyms

arch dell

References

[Francis] Grose [et al.] (1811) “Arch doxy”, in Lexicon Balatronicum. A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence. […], London: […] C. Chappell, […], →OCLC.