arch doxy
English
Noun
arch doxy (plural arch doxies)
- (idiomatic, archaic) The head of a gang of female canters or gypsies.
Synonyms
- arch dell
References
[Francis] Grose [et al.] (1811), “Arch doxy”, in Lexicon Balatronicum. A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence. […], London: Printed for C. Chappell, […], OCLC 23927885.