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GUEST,Nick Dow	A guided tour of Ratcliffe Highway (46)	RE: A guided tour of Ratcliffe Highway	24 Sep 23
Consulting Grose (for what it's worth) there is the following definition in 1811. TO WAP. To copulate, to beat. If she wont wap for a winne, let her trine for a make; if she won't lie with a man for a penny, let her hang for a halfpenny. Mort wap-apace; a woman of experience, or very expert at the sport. WAPPER-EYED. Sore-eyed. Considering the Ratcliffe area and it's reputation the word may well have been in common usage. That said Grose would be working for the Sun Newspaper in this day and age. So take a pinch of salt, or any other available dockyard spice!

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