Bankside lady

noun

Etymology

A reference to the brothels that were once common in Bankside, Southwark (now part of London) in medieval England.

Definitions

  1. A prostitute.

    • Come, I will send for a whole coach or two / Of Bankside ladies, and we will be jovial.

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