public ledger:

Obsolete term for a prostitute . Defined by Captain Francis Grose in Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1811) as: ' A prostitute : because, like that paper, she is open to all parties .'
See Also: 3-Bs, abdicate, accident prone, adult entertainment, apodysophilia, bog queen, butch in the streets, butch-school, cafeteria, cottager, debag, dethroned, expose onself, flasher, gents, the, glory hole sex, Humphreys, Jane Doe, Jane Q. Citizen, John Q. Public, moll about in the head, panty pisser, porcelain halls, public convenience, public display of affection, quickie station, tea engagement, tearoom trade, trolling ground, trolling the toilet, waiter, wink the brown eye, wools

Link to this page:

Word Browser