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Prostitution in the United States choose

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[US] H.B. Woolston Prostitution in the US 83: The business of prostitution is that of the male procurer, ‘pimp’ or ‘cadet’ as he is often called.
at cadet, n.
[US] H.B. Woolston Prostitution in the US 139: The call house is really an employment exchange for prostitutes.
at call house, n.
[US] H.B. Woolston Prostitution in the US 112: Many men who visit the red-light quarter do so merely to see the sights [...] many of them merely dance or take a drink, and go along. This ‘hopping’ or ‘chair-warming,’ as it is sometimes called, is not always encouraged.
at chair-warmer (n.) under chair, n.
[US] H.B. Woolston Prostitution in the US 37: The ‘charity girl’ [...] grants her favors in return for entertainment.
at charity girl (n.) under charity, n.
[US] H.B. Woolston Prostitution in the US 111: Negro ‘panel houses’ and ‘creep joints’ where systematic robbery was carried out were reported but not investigated.
at creep joint, n.
[US] H.B. Woolston Prostitution in the US 112: Many men who visit the red-light quarter do so merely to see the sights [...] many of them merely dance or take a drink, and go along. This ‘hopping’ or ‘chair-warming,’ as it is sometimes called, is not always encouraged.
at hop, v.1
[US] H.B. Woolston Prostitution in the US 105: The main points noted [...] were the prostitute’s real name and aliases [...] how long she had been in the ‘sporting life’.
at sporting life, n.1
[US] H.B. Woolston Prostitution in the US 112: Many men who visit the red-light quarter do so merely to see the sights.
at red light, n.1
[US] H.B. Woolston Prostitution in the US 111: Negro ‘panel houses’ and ‘creep joints’ where systematic robbery was carried out were reported but not investigated.
at panel crib (n.) under panel, n.1
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