English Explanatory Dictionary

pretty horsebreaker

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A courtesan; a female prostitute.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

pretty horsebreaker pretty horsebreakers

Etymology

In reference to the prostitutes who used to ride horses near Hyde Park in London, then a fashionable place for young society men and ladies to go riding.

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