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Bankside ladies

Bankside ladies is the plural of Bankside lady.

Meaning of Bankside lady

Noun

Bankside lady (plural Bankside ladies)

  1. (British, archaic, slang) A prostitute.
    • Come, I will send for a whole coach or two / Of Bankside ladies, and we will be jovial.1638, Thomas Randolph, The Muses' Looking-Glass, act 2, scene 4
    Synonyms:
    prostitute

Questions about Bankside ladies

What is Bankside ladies the plural of?
Bankside ladies is the plural of Bankside lady.

Words near Bankside ladies in the dictionary

  1. Banksia Peninsula
  2. Banksiadale
  3. Banksian
  4. banksias
  5. bankside
  6. Bankside ladies
  7. Bankside lady
  8. banksides
  9. bankskuta
  10. bankskutas
  11. banksman

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