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SHE-Napper,

a Woman Thief-catcher; also a Hen-bawd, or Procuress; a Debaucher of young Virgins; a Maiden head-jobber.

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Entry taken from 1736 Canting Dictionary, by Nathan Bailey.

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SHAPPEAU
SHARPER
SHARPERS-Tools
SHAVER
SHAVINGS
SHE-Napper
SHOP
SHOP-Lift
SHOPT
SHOT
SHOT 'twixt Wind and Water

Nearby:

She Napper in the 1811 Vulgar Tongue

Also see examples in Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes collected by John S. Farmer (1896).