"wapping mort" meaning in English

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Noun

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

Inflected forms

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