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   Wench

   /wen(t)SH/

   

   noun

   • 1. a girl or young woman: archaic, humorous "in the new film about Columbus, she plays the token buxom wench"
   • 2. a prostitute. archaic

   verb

   • 1. (of a man) consort with prostitutes. archaic

   Word Origin Middle English: abbreviation of obsolete wenchel ‘child, servant, prostitute’; perhaps related to Old Englishwancol ‘unsteady, inconstant’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. wencher noun

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   Is Wench a bad word?

   • 坏蛋 (huài dàn) Being a “bad egg” This is adjective is usually used to call someone unscrupulous or with reference to a “bad person”. Wench is not a Bad Word I am card carrying wench. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Really.

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   Is Wench a curse word?

   • Is wench a curse word? Wench . A 13th-century word meaning a female infant or a young unmarried woman quickly acquired negative connotations: from the late 14th century, in Langland and Chaucer it is used to mean “a wanton woman; a mistress”.

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   What does the name wench mean?

   • Wench is an ancient Norman name that arrived in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Wench family lived in Bedfordshire, at Winch. The name was originally derived from the Old English word winch, meaning sharp bend in the river.

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   What is the meaning of 'wench'?

   • “Wench” began as a general term for a girl or woman, and over the centuries acquired a variety of meanings, including female servant, lower-class female, and prostitute. It is mostly used today as a jokingly affectionate archaic allusion to Shakespearean ribaldry.

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   Wench is an old-fashioned word for a young woman or girl, a female servant, or a promiscuous woman. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, etymology, and usage in this dictionary entry.

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   Wench definition: a country lass or working girl. See examples of WENCH used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › wenchWench - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Wench used to mean young girl, so if you find someone describing a lovely wench in Shakespeare, it means a lovely girl. Wench comes from Middle English, and was a common word for girl, child, or servant. Over time it came to mean mainly serving girls, as in a bar wench, who serves drinks at a tavern. Eventually it came to mean prostitute.

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   The noun is derived from Middle English wench, wenche (“female baby; girl (especially unmarried); maiden, young woman; bondwoman; serving maid; beloved, sweetheart; concubine, mistress; harlot, prostitute”)[and other forms], a shortened form of Middle English wenchel (“girl; maiden; child”), from Old English wenċel, winċel (“child; servant; slave”)...

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   wench (plural wenches) 1. (archaic, now dialectal or humorous, possibly offensive) A girl or young woman, especially a buxom or lively one. 1.1. Jane played the role of a wenchin an Elizabethan comedy. 1.1. c. 1580 (date written), Philippe Sidnei [i.e., Philip Sidney], “[The Second Booke] Chapter 14”, in Fulke Greville, Matthew Gwinne, and John Flo...

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   wench (third-person singular simple present wenches, present participle wenching, simple past and past participle wenched) 1. (intransitive, archaic, now humorous) To frequent prostitutes; to whore; also, to womanize. 1.1. 1638, Thomas Nabbes, The Bride, a Comedie.[…], London: Printed by R[ichard] H[odgkinson] for Laurence Blaikelocke[…], published...

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   Learn the definition, etymology, pronunciation, and usage of the word wench in English. Find out its synonyms, descendants, translations, and anagrams.

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   WENCH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of wench in English. wench. noun [ C ] old use or humorous uk / wentʃ / us / wentʃ / Add to word list. a young woman. Synonyms. bird. chick. dame. doll. sheila Australian English informal.

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   A wench is an archaic term for a young woman, a female servant, or a prostitute. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of the word wench in this comprehensive online dictionary.

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   5 days ago · A wench is a girl or young woman, often used facetiously or derogatorily. It can also mean a female servant, a prostitute, or to frequent prostitutes.