Haymarket ware en · NOUN
Etymology
A reference to the prostitution that was common in Haymarket area of London in the United Kingdom in the early 19th century.
Meanings
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(British, dated, slang, uncountable) A prostitute, especially a low-class, on-street prostitute.
Melody's velvet gray eyes were transformed instantly into boiling little infernos of fury. "How dare you, sir! Do you think me Haymarket ware?"
2011, Anne Barbour, Escapades:"Women!" Christopher fumed. "They are nothing but vain parasites, every one of them after attention, wealth, or a title, or all three, and the worst of their sex are those in the ton. Give me honest Haymarket-ware anytime. At least with them you know what you are getting into. They only exact payment for services rendered, not for a lifetime[…]"
1995, Evelyn Richardson, Lady Alex's Gamble:She looked like Haymarket ware. A veritable trollop. Good God, she had chosen something Mrs. Daphne Coleraine might wear!
2004, Blair Bancroft, The Harem Bride:Who was she, then, this girl? Or rather, what was she? An actress? A piece of Haymarket ware paid to alter her profession temporarily? If so, she was a most delectable item of merchandise.
1985, Rosina Pyatt, To Catch an Earl:You take the advice of a man who’s older than you, my boy, and has seen more of the world than you ever will! If she ain't Haymarket ware, hedge off!
1956, Georgette Heyer, Sprig Muslin:
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