/ mɒl; NAmE mɑːl/ noun
( old-fashioned , slang ) the female friend of a criminal
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: pet form of the given name Mary .
/ mɒl; NAmE mɑːl/ noun
( old-fashioned , slang ) the female friend of a criminal
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: pet form of the given name Mary .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005