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STRUMPETS
Noun
strumpets
plural of strumpet
Source: Wiktionary
STRUMPET
Strum"pet, n. Etym: [OE. strumpet, strompet; cf. OF. stupe debauchery, F. stupe, L. stuprare, stupratum, to debauch, stuprum debauchery, Gael. & Ir. striopach a prostitute.]
Definition: A prostitute; a harlot. Shak.
Strum"pet, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to a strumpet; characteristic of a strumpet. Out on thy more than strumpet impudence. B. Jonson.
Strum"pet, v. t.
1. To debauch. [Obs.] Shak.
2. To dishonor with the reputation of being a strumpet; hence, to belie; to slander. With his untrue reports, strumpet your fame. Massinger.
STRUMPET
Strum"pet, n. Etym: [OE. strumpet, strompet; cf. OF. stupe debauchery, F. stupe, L. stuprare, stupratum, to debauch, stuprum debauchery, Gael. & Ir. striopach a prostitute.]
Definition: A prostitute; a harlot. Shak.
Strum"pet, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to a strumpet; characteristic of a strumpet. Out on thy more than strumpet impudence. B. Jonson.
Strum"pet, v. t.
1. To debauch. [Obs.] Shak.
2. To dishonor with the reputation of being a strumpet; hence, to belie; to slander. With his untrue reports, strumpet your fame. Massinger.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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