Green’s Dictionary of Slang

a promiscuous woman.

1785		Grose Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue n.p.: Cleave [sic] One that will cleave; used of a forward or wanton woman.
1796		Grose Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue (3rd edn) n.p.: Cleaver. One that will cleave; used of a forward or wanton woman.
1811		Lex. Balatronicum [as cit. 1796].
1823		Egan Grose’s Classical Dict. of the Vulgar Tongue.