Edo-period inn maid who also worked as a prostitute
Historical term for a female servant at a post-station inn during the Edo period who served meals and also engaged in prostitution. Often associated with the 飯盛旅籠 (meshimori hatago) type of inn.
See also: 飯盛り
At post stations in the Edo period, meshimori onna entertained travelers.
Meshimori onna ostensibly worked as waitresses, but in practice they worked as prostitutes.