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doxy (n.)
"rogue's girlfriend," 1520s, slang, of unknown origin (cf.
dell
(2)). Liberman says it is probably from Low German
dokke
"doll," "with the deterioration of meaning from 'sweetheart' and 'wench' to 'whore.'"