subs. phr. (old).—A bawd; procuress, go-between. Also WAFERER = a pander, a male bawd.
1607. BEAUMONT, Woman-hater, ii. 1.
| ’Twas no set meeting | |
| Certainly, for there was no WAFER-WOMAN with her | |
| These three days, on my knowledge. |
1623. FLETCHER and ROWLEY, The Maid in the Mill, i. 3.
| Do you think me a babe? Am I not able, cousin, | |
| At my years and discretion, to deliver | |
| A letter handsomely? is that such a hard thing? | |
| Why every WAFER-WOMAN will undertake it. |
