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Haymarket ware

Haymarket ware noun: a prostitute, especially a low-class, on-street prostitute.

Noun

Haymarket ware (uncountable)

  1. (British, dated, slang) A prostitute, especially a low-class, on-street prostitute.
    • You take the advice of a man who’s older than you, my boy, and has seen more of the world than you ever will! If she ain't Haymarket ware, hedge off!1956, Georgette Heyer, Sprig Muslin
    • Who was she, then, this girl? Or rather, what was she? An actress? A piece of Haymarket ware paid to alter her profession temporarily? If so, she was a most delectable item of merchandise.1985, Rosina Pyatt, To Catch an Earl
    Synonyms:
    prostitute

Synonyms of Haymarket ware

Origin of Haymarket ware

A reference to the prostitution that was common in Haymarket area of London in the United Kingdom in the early 19th century.

Questions about Haymarket ware

What does Haymarket ware mean?
Haymarket ware means a prostitute, especially a low-class, on-street prostitute.
What part of speech is Haymarket ware?
Haymarket ware is a noun.

Words near Haymarket ware in the dictionary

  1. Haymanot
  2. Haymans
  3. haymarket
  4. Haymarket Hector
  5. Haymarket Hectors
  6. Haymarket ware
  7. haymarkets
  8. Haymes
  9. haymishe
  10. Haymon
  11. Haymond

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