sloop of war n.
a prostitute.
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Lang. Und. (1981) 117/1: bladder. An unattractive prostitute. Also [...] sloop-of-war, swinging door, tabby, tart, tomato, each expressing varying degrees of unattractiveness. | ‘Prostitutes and Criminal Argots’ in