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wench (wenc̸h)
noun
- a girl or young woman: now a derogatory or jocular term
- Archaic
- a country girl
- a female servant
- a sexually loose and immoral woman
Origin: ME wenche, contr. < wenchel, child, boy, girl, young woman < OE wencel, a child, akin to wancol, unsteady (? in reference to an infant's gait): for IE base see winch
intransitive verb
to be sexually promiscuous with a wench ()
Related Forms:
- wencher wench′er noun
wench (wĕnch)
noun- A young woman or girl, especially a peasant girl.
- A woman servant.
- A wanton woman.
To consort or engage in sex with wanton women. Used of a man.
Origin: Middle English, short for wenchel, child, from Old English wencel.
Related Forms:
- wencher wenchˈer noun
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