durrynacker n.
a female lace-hawker, who may also tell fortunes to her customers.
(con. 1840s–50s) London Labour and London Poor I 424/1: They commence by offering the driss, which, as it is queer stuff, wouldn’t be picked up by an agricultural young lady, as the durynacker very well knows. | ||
Pall Mall Gaz. 4 May 2/2: The oldest male vagrant present is installed as patrico, and unites the durrynacker and her companion [...] The marriage over, the man receives from the patrico a nickname [etc.]. | ||
N. Devon Jrnl 8 Feb. 7/2: [from The Echo] From the German we get durryknacker, for a female hawker. | ||
Criminal Sl. (rev. edn). |