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wench
[ wench ]
noun
- a country lass or working girl:
The milkmaid was a healthy wench.
- Usually Facetious. a girl or young woman.
- Archaic. a strumpet.
verb (used without object)
- to associate, especially habitually, with promiscuous women.
wench
/ ɛԳʃ /
noun
- a girl or young woman, esp a buxom or lively one: now used facetiously
- archaic.a female servant
- archaic.a prostitute
verb
- archaic.to frequent the company of prostitutes
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Derived Forms
- ˈɱԳ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms
- ɱԳİ noun
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wench1
1250–1300; Middle English, back formation from wenchel, Old English wencel child, akin to wancol tottering, said of a child learning to walk; akin to German wankeln to totter
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wench1
Old English wencel child, from wancol weak; related to Old High German wanchal, wankōn
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Was Gutenberg really in love with a wench named Helvetica, like in the show?
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Until 2018, the Pirates of the Caribbean ride featured an auction block with women for sale under the sign: “Auction, take a wench for a bride.”
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So while Landor quiets his demons in the arms of a tavern wench, it’s left to Poe to amuse us.
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As BoingBoing notes, words that have been removed as solutions include “fibre,” “pupal,” “slave,” and “wench.”
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It isn’t really fair to be an unpleasant wench all the time, just because I’m mad that I didn’t spend enough time writing, so … yeah, that poem.
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