"Dutch widow" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Dutch widow.wav Forms: Dutch widows [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Dutch widow (plural Dutch widows)
  1. (archaic or obsolete) A female prostitute. Tags: archaic, obsolete
    Sense id: en-Dutch_widow-en-noun-FNJe3DZG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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