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trol⋅lop

  [trol-uhp]
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–noun
1. an immoral or promiscuous woman, esp. a prostitute.
2. an untidy or slovenly woman; slattern.
Origin:
1605–15; earlier trollops; perh. akin to troll 1

Related forms:
trol⋅lop⋅y, adjective
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trol·lop   (trŏl'əp)   
n.  

  1. A woman regarded as slovenly or untidy; a slattern.

  2. A strumpet.


[Perhaps from troll1, to roll about, wallow.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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trollop 
1615, "slovenly woman," probably from troll (v.) in sense of "roll about, wallow."
"Many rayleing opprobrious Speeches and Invectives against the said Elizabeth, calling her Tripe and Trallop." [1682]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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