n. 1. Originally, a wig; afterwards, a mop for cleaning cannon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A patch of false hair, or something resembling hair, worn on a string over the female pudenda; -- used by stripteasers. [ PJC ]

3. The hair on the female pubic area. [ slang ] [ PJC ]

{ } n. [ Cf. G. schlampe, schlamp, dim. schlämpchen; schlampen to dangle, to be slovenly in one's dress. ] A slut; a slatternly woman. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]