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wapping dell

wapping dell noun: a prostitute.

Noun

wapping dell (plural wapping dells)

  1. (UK, obsolete, thieves' cant) A prostitute.
    • And wapping Dell, that niggles well, / And takes loure for her hire.1665, Richard Head, The English Rogue, page 45
    • Buss her, wap in rogue’s rum lingo, for, O, my dimber wapping dell.1922, James Joyce, “Proteus”, in Ulysses, page 47

Synonyms of wapping dell

Forms of wapping dell

pluralwapping dells

Origin of wapping dell

From wap (“to engage in sexual intercourse”) + dell (“young woman”).

Questions about wapping dell

What does wapping dell mean?
Wapping dell means a prostitute.
What part of speech is wapping dell?
Wapping dell is a noun.
What is the plural of wapping dell?
The plural of wapping dell is wapping dells.

Words near wapping dell in the dictionary

  1. wapperjawed
  2. wappers
  3. wapping
  4. wapping cove
  5. wapping coves
  6. wapping dell
  7. wapping dells
  8. wapping ken
  9. wapping kens
  10. wapping moll
  11. wapping molls

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