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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(now rare, historical) A loose women's morning gown, popular in the eighteenth century..
As for her other lover, Mr Ricketts, he very shortly after her premature death sought comfort for himself in the arms of a vulgar, huge, coarse Irish slammerkin, Miss Prendergast.
Use slammerkin when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Slammerkin means (now rare, historical) A loose women's morning gown, popular in the eighteenth century..
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As for her other lover, Mr Ricketts, he very shortly after her premature death sought comfort for himself in the arms of a vulgar, huge, coarse Irish slammerkin, Miss Prendergast.
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