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soiled dove

soiled dove noun: a disreputable woman, sometimes a prostitute.

Noun

soiled dove (plural soiled doves)

  1. (euphemistic, obsolete) A disreputable woman, sometimes a prostitute.
    • […] thought the telegraphist, with a yawn, returning to his dog-eared green-covered shilling novel, relating the pungent adventures of a soiled dove of St. John's Wood, […]1867, Ouida (Maria Louise Ramé), Idalia

Forms of soiled dove

pluralsoiled doves

Questions about soiled dove

What does soiled dove mean?
Soiled dove means a disreputable woman, sometimes a prostitute.
What part of speech is soiled dove?
Soiled dove is a noun.
What is the plural of soiled dove?
The plural of soiled dove is soiled doves.

Words near soiled dove in the dictionary

  1. soilborne
  2. soile
  3. Soileau
  4. Soileaus
  5. soiled
  6. soiled dove
  7. soiled doves
  8. soiler
  9. soilers
  10. soilflow
  11. soilflows

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