Haymarket ware

English Etymology A reference to the prostitution that was common in Haymarket, London Haymarket area of London in the United Kingdom in the early 19th century. Noun - en dated British slang A prostitute, especially a low-class, on-street prostitute. en 1956 w:Sprig Muslin w:Georgette Heyer 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! en 1985 To Catch an Earl Rosina Pyatt 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. en 1995 Lady Alex's Gamble Evelyn Richardson "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" en 2004 The Harem Bride Blair Bancroft She looked like Haymarket ware. A veritable trollop. Good God, she had chosen something Mrs. Daphne Coleraine might wear! en 2011 Escapades Anne Barbour Melody's velvet gray eyes were transformed instantly into boiling little infernos of fury. "How dare you, sir! Do you think me Haymarket ware?" Synonyms See Thesaurus:prostitute See also en Bankside lady, en City Road African, en Covent Garden nun, en Drury Lane vestal, en Essex girl, en Fleet Street dove, en Fulham virgin, en St. John's Wood vestal References 3 283 en terms derived from toponyms en People Prostitution