Tomrig

Tom´rig`


n.1.A rude, wild, wanton girl; a hoiden; a tomboy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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synonym, namely tomrig, seems to be somewhat more problematic in analyzing its onomasiological type.
The naming unit tomrig was coined in the late 17th century to be used in the sense 'strumpet, romping girl, tomboy'.
The productivity of word-formation among selected Modern English synonyms of prostitute in an onomasiological method of research
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