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soiled dove

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A disreputable woman, sometimes a prostitute.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: euphemistic, obsolete

Examples

  • 1867, Ouida (Maria Louise Ramé), Idalia [...] thought the telegraphist, with a yawn, returning to his dog-eared green-covered shilling novel, relating the pungent adventures of a soiled dove of St. John's Wood, [...]

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