subs. (thieves’).—A woman. [I.e., something to lie upon.] For synonyms, see PETTICOAT. Fr., une paillaisse.
1851–61. H. MAYHEW, London Labour and the London Poor, Vol. I., p. 231, q.v.
subs. (thieves’).—A woman. [I.e., something to lie upon.] For synonyms, see PETTICOAT. Fr., une paillaisse.
1851–61. H. MAYHEW, London Labour and the London Poor, Vol. I., p. 231, q.v.
