Wappened

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Deflowered; not a virgin. UK, obsolete
  2. 2
    Wanton; immoral; unchaste; lewd. UK, obsolete
  3. 3
    Foundered; worn-out; exhausted; broken. UK, obsolete

    "This is it / That makes the wappened widow wed again / She, whom the spi-house and ulcerous sores / Would cast the gorge at, this embalms and spices / To th' April day again."

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"This is it / That makes the wappened widow wed again / She, whom the spi-house and ulcerous sores / Would cast the gorge at, this embalms and spices / To th' April day again."

Etymology

From wap (“to engage in sexual intercourse”).

Related phrases

worn out

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