abandons
See also: Abandons
English
Noun
abandons pl (plural only)
- (plural only, archaic, British slang) Abandoned children; foundlings.[1]
- (plural only, archaic, British slang) Prostitutes.[1]
References
- “abandons”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors (1889–1890) “abandons”, in A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant […], volumes I (A–K), Edinburgh: […] The Ballantyne Press, →OCLC, page 3.
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