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soiled doves

soiled doves is the plural of soiled dove.

Meaning of soiled dove

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

Questions about soiled doves

What is soiled doves the plural of?
Soiled doves is the plural of soiled dove.

Words near soiled doves in the dictionary

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

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