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Strumpet
Pronunciation : Strum"pet
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. strumpet, strompet; cf. OF. stupe debauchery, F. stupe, L. stuprare, stupratum, to debauch, stuprum debauchery, Gael. & Ir. striopach a prostitute.]
Definition : Defn: A prostitute; a harlot. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Strum"pet
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Of or pertaining to a strumpet; characteristic of a strumpet. Out on thy more than strumpet impudence. B. Jonson.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Strum"pet
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 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.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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