[Abbreviated form of STRUMPET.] A strumpet, prostitute.
a. 1700. B. E., Dict. Cant. Crew, s.v. Strum, Rum-strum,… a handsom Wench, or Strumpet.
1710. C. Shadwell, Fair Quaker Deal, I. i. 2. The Whores you left here about ten Months since are Dead with Rottenness, and young Strums supply their Rooms.
1765. Meretriciad (ed. 6), 17. The awful Theatre of late’s become A mere receptacle for ev’ry Strum.
a. 1825. Forby, Voc. E. Anglia, Strum, a battered prostitute.
