wapping moll
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From wap (“to engage in sexual intercourse”) + moll (“woman”).
Noun
[edit]wapping moll (plural wapping molls)
- (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) A prostitute.
Synonyms
[edit]- wapping dell, wapping mort, see also Thesaurus:prostitute
References
[edit]- Eric Partridge (1949) A Dictionary of the Underworld, London: Macmillan Co.