Whiting-mop
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A young whiting. UK, obsolete
"...his silence must be, that though he beare and understand himselfe wronged, yet he must be as dumbe as a Gudgeon or a Whiting mop: and though his mouth be shut..."
- 2 A pretty girl; a young or innocent woman. UK, obsolete
"Mistress Birdlime. I see bashful lovers, and young bullocks, are knocked down at a blow. Come, come, drink this draught of cinnamon-water, and pluck up your spirits; up with 'em, up with 'em. Do you hear? the whiting mop has nibbled."
Example
More examples"...his silence must be, that though he beare and understand himselfe wronged, yet he must be as dumbe as a Gudgeon or a Whiting mop: and though his mouth be shut..."
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