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    moll

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Crime
    moll /mɒl $ mɑːl/ noun [countable]  especially American English old-fashioned informalSCC a criminal’s girlfriend 罪犯的女友 a gangster’s moll 匪徒的女友
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    moll• In Dennis's presence I became an outlaw once again, and Karen my moll.• Dianne Wiest has her moments, though, as a fluffy gangster's moll with claws of steel.• There was a loner and a lady schoolmarm, and she turned gangster's moll.    Origin moll (1600-1700) Moll a female name
    moll nounChinese
    a criminal’s girlfriend Corpus


    moll
    moll /mɒl $ mɑːl/ noun [countable]
     Date: 1600-1700
     Origin: Moll a female name
    especially American English old-fashioned informal a criminal’s girlfriend:
        a gangster’s moll


    mollBrE /mɒl/ 🔊NAmE /mɑːl/ 🔊 noun (old-fashioned, slang) the female friend of a criminal 恶棍的女友