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Moll N Female Companion Girlfriend Esp Gangster Prostitute

Word moll
Definition n. A female companion, girlfriend, esp. to a gangster; prostitute.
Sentence [The Tsarist] displayed…a discreet old-world civility…helping his moll to wrap up the electric fan her father had given her, and carrying streetward [Valeria's] luggage.
Source Lolita, I.8, p. 31

Tags: language::english, topic::vocabulary

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