English Explanatory Dictionary

wapping ken

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A brothel.

Word forms

wapping ken wapping kens

Etymology

From wap (“to engage in sexual intercourse”) + ken (“house”).

Synonyms

brothel

Related words

wapping cove wapping dell wapping moll wapping mort
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