Green’s Dictionary of Slang

Five hundred years of the vulgar tongue

‘Quite simply the best historical dictionary of English slang there is, ever has been […] or is ever likely to be’​ — Journal of English Language and Linguistics

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Paphian, n. 1. [late 16C–mid-17C; 19C–1900s] a prostitute. 2. attrib. use of sense 1, pertaining to a prostitute or prostitution; thus pertaining to sex.
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