wench

[wench]

Wench used to mean young girl, so if you find someone describing a lovely wench in Shakespeare, it means a lovely girl.

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A young woman; a girl; a maiden.

Noun
informal terms for a (young) woman

Verb
frequent prostitutes

n.
A young woman; a girl; a maiden.

n.
A low, vicious young woman; a drab; a strumpet.

n.
A colored woman; a negress.

v. i.
To frequent the company of wenches, or women of ill fame.

Wench

Wench , n. [OE. wenche, for older wenchel a child, originally, weak, tottering; cf. AS. wencle a maid, a daughter, wencel a pupil, orphan, wincel, winclu, children, offspring, wencel weak, wancol unstable, OHG. wanchol; perhaps akin to E. wink. See Wink.] 1. A young woman; a girl; a maiden. Shak.

Lord and lady, groom and wench.

That they may send again My most sweet wench, and gifts to boot.

He was received by the daughter of the house, a pretty, buxom, blue-eyed little wench.

2. A low, vicious young woman; a drab; a strumpet.

She shall be called his wench or his leman.

It is not a digression to talk of bawds in a discourse upon wenches.

3. A colored woman; a negress. [U. S.]

Wench

Wench , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wenched ; p. pr. & vb. n. Wenching.] To frequent the company of wenches, or women of ill fame.

A young woman; a girl; a maiden.

To frequent the company of wenches, or women of ill fame.

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Usage Examples

For a change, lady luck seemed to be smiling on me. Then again, maybe the fickle wench was just lulling me into a false sense of security while she reached for a rock.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Well, if Fortune be a woman, she's a good wench for this gear.