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wench

[wench]

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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

/ ��ɛ�Գ�ʃ /

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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Other Word Forms

wencher noun
ˈ�ɱ�Գ�� noun

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Word 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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Word 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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Wenceslaus wend

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