"brothel creeper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: brothel creepers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} brothel creeper (plural brothel creepers)
  1. (dated) A type of soft shoe with a crepe sole. Wikipedia link: brothel creepers Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-brothel_creeper-en-noun-iIV4qxal Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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