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A stroller; a loiterer; esp., an idle, untidy woman; a slattern; a slut; a whore.

A kind of loose dress for women. [Obs.] Goldsmith.

unt of; touching. "To treat about thy ransom." Milton. She must have her way about Sarah. Trollope.

ruits or liquors. Also fig.: Sour-tempered. He was stern and his face as acid as ever. A. Trollope.

Out of the way; astray. Why should he wander afield at the age of fifty-five! Trollope.

r; aught; as, I would not do it for anything. Did you ever know of anything so unlucky A. Trollope. They do not know that anything is amiss with them. W. G. Sumner.

Clear or net profit. Trollope.

Lame; disabled; in a crippled condition. [R.] Mrs. Trollope.

s); hence, any accidental or unexpected advantage; as, he won by a fluke. [Cant, Eng.] A. Trollope.

A sweetheart; a beau. [Colloq.] A. Trollope.

r or remaining part of anything; the closing or concluding part. "The heel of a hunt." A. Trollope. "The heel of the white loaf." Sir W. Scott.

To caress; to fondle, as a nurse does. A. Trollope. To nurse billiard balls, to strike them gently and so as to keep them in good position during a series of caroms.

institution, party, etc., spoken of; one disconnected in interest or feeling. [Recent] A. Trollope.

as strange to him that a father should feel no tenderness at parting with an only son. A. Trollope.

Any machine or vehicle that does not run smoothly. [Colloq.] A. Trollope.

Being above ground. "Superterranean quarries." Mrs. Trollope.

A toddling walk. Trollope.

A drab; a strumpet; a harlot; a trollop. Shak.

Happening at a bad time; unseasonable; inconvenient. A. Trollope.

A promise or pledge; a guarantee. A. Trollope.