sailor’s wife
n.— «Like honey and the bee, prostitutes are usually not far from seaports: It is not for nothing these women of easy virtue are also known as “Sailors’ wives.”» —“Still anchored at Apapa” by Maurice Archibong Daily Sun (Lagos, Nigeria) Aug. 24, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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