arch dell

English

Noun

arch dell (plural arch dells)

1. (obsolete) The head of a gang of female canters or gypsies.

Synonyms

• arch doxy

References

[Francis] Grose [et al.] (1811) “Arch dell”, in Lexicon Balatronicum. A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence. […], London: […] C. Chappell, […], →OCLC.