Green’s Dictionary of Slang

a diseased prostitute.

c.1786		Grose Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue ms. additions n.p.: Wasp, an Infected prostitute who like the Wasp carries a sting in her Tail.
1796		Grose Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue (3rd edn).
1811		Lex. Balatronicum.
1823		Egan Grose’s Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue.