wapping moll

English

Etymology

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

Noun

wapping moll (plural wapping molls)

1. (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.