Why are prostitute’s called hookers?

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There is a very quick and easy answer for this question.  Hookers have been called hookers since 1845.  The term came from none other than New York, specifically a place called ‘The Hook’.  Ladies of the night could be found every night at ‘The Hook’ and it did not take long for someone to coin [...]

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