WALL-FLOWER, TN: added comma a person who goes to a ball, and looks on without dancing, either from choice or not being able to obtain a partner.
— from A Dictionary of Slang, Cant, and Vulgar Words Used at the Present Day in the Streets of London; the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge; the Houses of Parliament; the Dens of St. Giles; and the Palaces of St. James. by John Camden Hotten
But when trolling is the order of the day, either from choice or necessity, then this is the way to go about it.
— from Scotch Loch-Fishing by William Senior
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