History and linguistics cooperate in odd ways, sometimes. Check out this timeline of the evolution in the English language of slang terms for the vagina, labia, clitoris, and pubic hair.

Some of the better ones:

• Etcaetera (1570s)
• Venus’ Anvil (1650s)
• Cupid’s Warehouse (1680s)
• Bookbinder’s Wife (1770s)
• Eve’s Custom-House (1780s)
• Miss Laycock (1790s)
• Jack Straw’s Castle (1830s)
• Central Office (1890s)
• Rest and be Thankful (1900s)
• Ringerangeroo (1920s)
• Sir Berkeley (1930s)
• Dry-Mouthed Widow (1940s)
• Sausage Grinder (1960s)
• Golden Doughnut (1970s)
• Black Cat with Its Throat Cut (1980s)

Green’s Dictionary of Slang by Jonathon Green via Timeglider.