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croshabell

croshabell noun: a prostitute.

Noun

croshabell (plural croshabells)

  1. (obsolete) A prostitute.
    • […]in Italian called a curtezan, in Spain, a margerite, in French une curtain, in England, among the barbarous, a whore, but among the gentle, their usual associates, a punk: but now the word refined being latest, and the authority brought from a climate as yet unconquered, the fruitful county of...1607, “How George Read a Play-Book to a Gentleman”, in The Jests of George Peele; republished in The Works of George Peele, 2nd edition, volume 2, London: William Pickering, 1829, page 290

Synonyms of croshabell

Forms of croshabell

pluralcroshabells

Origin of croshabell

Blend of crouse (“lively, bold”) + belle (“attractive woman”)

Questions about croshabell

What does croshabell mean?
Croshabell means a prostitute.
What part of speech is croshabell?
Croshabell is a noun.
What is the plural of croshabell?
The plural of croshabell is croshabells.

Words near croshabell in the dictionary

  1. Crosby Garrett
  2. Crosbyton
  3. croscarmellose
  4. Crose
  5. Croses
  6. croshabell
  7. croshabells
  8. Croshaw
  9. crosier
  10. crosiered
  11. crosiers

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