"pretty horsebreaker" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pretty horsebreaker.wav [US] Forms: pretty horsebreakers [plural]
Etymology: In reference to the prostitutes who used to ride horses near Hyde Park in London, then a fashionable place for young society men and ladies to go riding. Head templates: {{en-noun}} pretty horsebreaker (plural pretty horsebreakers)
  1. (euphemistic, obsolete) A courtesan; a female prostitute. Tags: euphemistic, obsolete
    Sense id: en-pretty_horsebreaker-en-noun-q1PDMH8L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English euphemisms

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