Wordsmith Talk |
About Us | What's New | Search | Site Map | Contact Us | |||
Register Log In Wordsmith.org Forums General Topics Q&A about words Surprise II
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
OP
Doxy A baby; a plaything; a paramour. In the West of England babies are called doxies.
I somewhere a long time ago read that "doxie" meant a prostitute who solicited sailors
on the docks as they disembarked. The only support I could find for this is below:
1839
Marriages at Stepney Church
The author casts a satirical eye on wedding customs, as practised
at St. Dunstan's, Stepney, in 1839: an unfortunate young couple
caught by the bride's parents, couples married en masse, tars and
doxies and bigamous marriages. The source of the article was not
given.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Surprise II wwh 06/26/02 08:50 PM Re: Surprise II belMarduk 06/26/02 08:59 PM Re: Surprise II of troy 06/26/02 11:00 PM Re: Surprise II Keiva 06/26/02 11:12 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/27/02 12:02 AM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/27/02 12:43 AM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/30/02 07:14 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/30/02 07:45 PM Re: echidna Keiva 06/30/02 08:31 PM Re: Surprise II of troy 06/30/02 08:50 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/30/02 09:59 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/30/02 10:05 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/30/02 10:08 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/30/02 10:10 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/30/02 10:44 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/30/02 10:55 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/30/02 11:09 PM Re: starlings Keiva 06/30/02 11:18 PM Re: starlings of troy 06/30/02 11:27 PM Re: starlings wwh 06/30/02 11:28 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/30/02 11:16 PM Re: echidna Keiva 06/30/02 08:52 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/30/02 08:53 PM Re: Surprise II inselpeter 06/27/02 02:03 AM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/27/02 03:34 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/26/02 09:05 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/26/02 09:25 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/26/02 10:07 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/26/02 10:12 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/26/02 10:19 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/27/02 12:20 AM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/27/02 03:43 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/27/02 03:50 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/27/02 04:06 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/28/02 04:44 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/28/02 04:53 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/28/02 05:03 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/28/02 05:08 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/28/02 05:35 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/28/02 07:15 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/28/02 07:20 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/28/02 07:24 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/28/02 08:32 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/28/02 08:35 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/28/02 09:46 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/28/02 09:51 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/28/02 09:53 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/28/02 09:56 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/28/02 09:58 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/28/02 10:03 PM Re: Surprise II of troy 06/28/02 11:17 PM Re: Surprise II Bean 06/28/02 11:21 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/29/02 03:15 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/29/02 03:20 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/29/02 04:10 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/29/02 04:11 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/29/02 04:15 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/29/02 04:18 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/29/02 04:20 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/29/02 04:23 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/29/02 04:25 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/29/02 04:33 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/29/02 08:04 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/29/02 08:27 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/29/02 08:30 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/29/02 08:57 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/29/02 09:11 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/29/02 09:24 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/29/02 10:24 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/29/02 10:30 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/29/02 10:37 PM Re: Surprise II grump 06/30/02 02:57 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/30/02 03:39 PM Re: Surprise II grump 06/30/02 05:40 PM Re: Surprise II Keiva 06/30/02 05:45 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/30/02 05:59 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/30/02 06:05 PM Re: Surprise II of troy 06/30/02 07:13 PM Re: Surprise II grump 06/30/02 11:50 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/30/02 07:54 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/30/02 08:15 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/29/02 10:34 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/29/02 10:40 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/29/02 10:42 PM Re: Surprise II wwh 06/29/02 10:44 PM
Moderated by Jackie
Link Copied to Clipboard
Forum Statistics Forums16Topics13,913Posts229,421Members9,182 Most Online3,341
Dec 9th, 2011
Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV
9,182 Registered Users
Who's Online Now 0 members (), 805 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Top Posters(30 Days) A C Bowden 23
Top Posters wwh 13,858Faldage 13,803Jackie 11,613wofahulicodoc 10,592tsuwm 10,542LukeJavan8 9,922Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210AnnaStrophic 6,511Wordwind 6,296of troy 5,400
Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · Wordsmith.org