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Noun

1. 1
   A woman of lax morality; a prostitute. dated, derogatory

   "The Greekes were fooles, that for a light-skirt strumper, Chang'd the stil vial to a lowd-mouthd trumpet."

Synonyms

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Example

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"The Greekes were fooles, that for a light-skirt strumper, Chang'd the stil vial to a lowd-mouthd trumpet."

Etymology

From light + skirt.

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