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Thread #44919 Message #661916
Posted By: GUEST
03-Mar-02 - 02:09 PM
Thread Name: What is a 'Doxy'?
Subject: RE: What is a 'Doxy'?
It changed over time. In the 16th and 17th century it was a beggar girl. Shakespeare - 'Hey the doxy over the dell' (misprinteed 'dale'). A dell was a married beggar woman.