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blowen

blowen noun: a prostitute; a courtesan.

Noun

blowen (plural blowens)

  1. (obsolete, vulgar) A prostitute; a courtesan.
    • Poll Strokem, an old blowen, well known about the streets of London, was continually crying; see her whenever you would, she was all snot and slobber, like a calf's head on a hot summer's day […]1840, Regular Slangsman, The Flash Mirror, Or, Kiddy's Cabinet, page 12
    • Many a blowen of saloonic fameAugust 1831, Bryan O'Toole, “Barney Moore”, in Blackwood Magazine

Forms of blowen

pluralblowens

Questions about blowen

What does blowen mean?
Blowen means a prostitute; a courtesan.
What part of speech is blowen?
Blowen is a noun.
What is the plural of blowen?
The plural of blowen is blowens.

Words near blowen in the dictionary

  1. blowdrying
  2. blowdrys
  3. blowe
  4. blowed
  5. blowed water
  6. blowen
  7. blowens
  8. blower
  9. blower door
  10. blower doors
  11. Blowering

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