Quean (Grose 1811 Dictionary)

Quean

A slut, or worthless woman, a strumpet.

Definition taken from The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose.

See also the definition in Nathan Bailey's 1736 dictionary of canting and thieving slang.

To Quash * Queen Dick

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Nathan Bailey's 1736 Dictionary of canting and thieving slang

John S. Farmer's collection of canting songs and slang rhymes

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Quacking Cheat
Quag
Quail-pipe
Quakers
Quaking Cheat
Quandary
Quarrel-picker
Quarromes
Quartered
To Quash
Quean
Queen Dick
Queen Street
Queer
Queer As Dick’s Hatband
To Queer
Queer Wedges
Queer Bail
Queer Birds
Queer Bit-makers
Queer Bitch