'Selling soap to sailors'
Posted by Michele V. on April 28, 1998 at 18:48:17:
Has anyone ever heard of this saying? I've been told that it's a euphemism for prostitution. Does anyone know if this is true, and if so, was this expression in use during Austen's time?
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