"wapping dell" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: wapping dells [plural]
Etymology: From wap (“to engage in sexual intercourse”) + dell (“young woman”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|wap|gloss=to engage in sexual intercourse}} wap (“to engage in sexual intercourse”), {{m|en|dell|gloss=young woman}} dell (“young woman”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} wapping dell (plural wapping dells)
  1. (obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) A prostitute. Tags: UK, obsolete Synonyms: wapping moll, wapping mort, prostitute
    Sense id: en-wapping_dell-en-noun-NiVr4rC1 Categories (other): British English, English Thieves' Cant, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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