English

Noun

wapping cove ‎(plural wapping coves)

1. (archaic, Britain, cant) A man who frequently hires prostitutes.

Synonyms

• See Wikisaurus:prostitute's client

Related terms

• wapping dell ‎(“prostitute”), wapping ken ‎(“brothel”), wapping moll ‎(“prostitute”), wapping mort ‎(“prostitute”)

References

• Farmer, John Stephen (1904) Slang and Its Analogues, volume 7, pages 292–293