haymarket ware
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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!"
- "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."
- ""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[…]""
- "She looked like Haymarket ware. A veritable trollop. Good God, she had chosen something Mrs. Daphne Coleraine might wear!"
- "Melody's velvet gray eyes were transformed instantly into boiling little infernos of fury. "How dare you, sir! Do you think me Haymarket ware?""
Etymology
A reference to the prostitution that was common in Haymarket area of London in the United Kingdom in the early 19th century.