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sporting lady

American  
[spawr-ting ley-dee] / ˈspɔr tɪŋ ˌleɪ di /

noun

Older Use.

  1. a prostitute.

Example Sentences

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The sporting lady wears a stiletto, the marshal explains, and favors marriage.

From Time Magazine Archive

So you're good, and I'm bad; you're high-toned society, and I'm a poor sporting lady.

From A Man in the Open by Pocock, Roger

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