trull

trull

[truhl]
noun
a prostitute; strumpet.

Origin:
1510–20; of uncertain origin; cf. trollop, German Trulle loose woman

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trull (trʌl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
archaic a prostitute; harlot
 
[C16: from German Trulle; see trollop]

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trull
"a low prostitute or concubine; a drab, strumpet, trollop" [OED], 1519, from Ger. trulle, perhaps cognate with troll (n.), or perhaps from troll (v.), cf. M.H.G. trolle "awkward fellow."
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