Meaning of waistcoateer | Babel Free

Definitions

Someone wearing a waistcoat; especially, a woman wearing one uncovered, or thought fit for such a habit; hence, a whore.

obsolete

Examples

“Do you think you are here, sir, / Amongst your waistcoateers, your base wenches?”

“Thou knowest well that, from Mrs. Deputy's self down to the waistcoateers in the alley, all of them are twiring and peeping betwixt their fingers when you pass; and yet you call yourself a miserable dog!”

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