subs. (old).—1. A sedan chair on wheels; a usage of the Regency days.
2. (common).—A defaulting debtor; one who SHOOTS THE MOON (q.v.). Also applied to the act.
3. (venery).—A prostitute. See BAT, and for synonyms, BARRACK-HACK and TART.
4. (common).—A noctambulist for business or for pleasure: i.e., a burglar or a common SPREESTER (q.v.).
5. (obsolete).—A term of opprobrium.
1796. GROSE, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (3rd ed.), s.v. An ancient term of reproach to an old woman, signifying that she was a witch, and alluding to the nocturnal excursions attributed to witches who were supposed to fly abroad to their meetings mounted on brooms.
6. (venery).—The female pudendum. For synonyms, see MONOSYLLABLE.
