noun
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
江戸時代の宿場では、飯盛女が旅人をもてなした。
At post stations in the Edo period, meshimori onna entertained travelers.
飯盛女は、表向きは給仕でありながら、実質的には遊女として働いた。
Meshimori onna ostensibly worked as waitresses, but in practice they worked as prostitutes.