English Explanatory Dictionary

abandoned habits

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The clothing worn for horseback riding by the prostitutes on Lady's Mile in Hyde Park (the carriageway along the northern bank of the Serpentine).

Word forms

abandoned habits

Etymology

Pun on abandoned (“immoral”) habit and riding habit (“woman's garment for horseback riding”).

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