Blowen

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A prostitute; a courtesan. obsolete, vulgar

    "Poll Strokem, an old blowen, well known about the streets of London, was continually crying; see her whenever you would, she was all snot and slobber, like a calf's head on a hot summer's day […]"

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"Poll Strokem, an old blowen, well known about the streets of London, was continually crying; see her whenever you would, she was all snot and slobber, like a calf's head on a hot summer's day […]"

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