wapping dell

noun

A prostitute.

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wapping mollwapping mort
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Meanings

nounwapping dell (plural wapping dells)

plural wapping dells

  1. UKobsoletethieves' cantA prostitute.

    And wapping Dell, that niggles well, / And takes loure for her hire.

    1665, Richard Head, The English Rogue, page 45
    1 more example

    Buss her, wap in rogue’s rum lingo, for, O, my dimber wapping dell.

    1922, James Joyce, “Proteus”, in Ulysses, page 47

    Synonyms: wapping moll, wapping mort

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA prostitute.

Similar
wapping mollwapping mort
Also see
prostitutewapping mollwapping mort

Origin

From wap (“to engage in sexual intercourse”) + dell (“young woman”).

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APA

wapping dell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wapping%20dell

MLA

“wapping dell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wapping%20dell. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wapping dell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wapping%20dell.

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