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trull

 (trŭl)
n.
A woman prostitute.
[Perhaps from German Trulle, from Middle High German trulle; akin to Old Norse troll, creature, troll.]
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trull

(trʌl)
n
archaic a prostitute; harlot
[C16: from German Trulle; see trollop]
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trull

(trʌl)

n.
a prostitute; strumpet.
[1510–20; of uncertain orig.; compare trollop, German Trulle loose woman]
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Hark'ee, child," says she, "is not that very young gentleman now in bed with some nasty trull or other?" Here Susan smiled, and was silent.
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