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laced mutton
Definition
1. Obsolete, C16-18 th British term for a prostitute. According to James T. Henke in Courtesans and Cuckolds. A Glossary of Renaissance Dramatic Bawdy (1979): lac'd mutton referred either to ' a garnished piece of mutton ' or ' a flashily dressed prostitute '. See prostitute for synonyms.QUOTE: Thomas Middleton. Blurt Master Constable (1602): ' Cupid hath got me a stomacke, and I long for lac'd mutton.'
2. Dated British expression referring to an older woman who dresses (much) younger than her years.
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