the hold-door trade

the hold-door trade
   obsolete
   prostitution
   From the practice of leaning while waiting against a partly opened door:
    Brethren and sisters of the hold-door trade. (Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida)

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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