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Haymarket ware

noun

Etymology

A reference to the prostitution that was common in Haymarket area of London in the United Kingdom in the early 19th century.

Definitions

  1. A prostitute, especially a low-class, on-street prostitute.

    • You take the advice of a man who’s older than you, my boy, and has seen more of the world than you ever will! If she ain't Haymarket ware, hedge off!
    • Who was she, then, this girl? Or rather, what was she? An actress? A piece of Haymarket ware paid to alter her profession temporarily? If so, she was a most delectable item of merchandise.

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