abandons
See also: Abandons
English
Noun
abandons
- plural of abandon
abandons pl (plural only)
- (plural only, archaic, British slang) Abandoned children; foundlings.[1]
- (plural only, archaic, British slang) Prostitutes.[1]
References
- abandons in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- “abandons” in Albert Barrère and Charles G[odfrey] Leland, compilers and editors, A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant, volume I (A–K), Edinburgh: The Ballantyne Press, 1889–1890, page 3.
French
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