wapping moll
English
editEtymology
editFrom wap (“to engage in sexual intercourse”) + moll (“woman”).
Noun
editwapping moll (plural wapping molls)
- (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) A prostitute.
Synonyms
edit- wapping dell, wapping mort, see also Thesaurus:prostitute
References
edit- Eric Partridge (1949) A Dictionary of the Underworld, London: Macmillan Co.