Mine aunt; a bawd or procuress: a title of eminence for the senior dells, who serve for instructresses, midwives, &c. for the dells. CANT.
See dells.
·noun A bawd, or a prostitute. II. Aunt ·noun An old woman; and old gossip. III. Aunt ·noun The si...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
, uncle applied in Cornwall to all elderly persons. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose