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quean
[ kween ]
noun
- Archaic. an overly forward, impudent woman; shrew; hussy.
- Archaic. a prostitute.
- British Dialect. Sometimes quine. a girl or young woman, especially a robust one.
quean
/ kwiːn /
noun
- archaic.
- a boisterous, impudent, or disreputable woman
- a prostitute; whore
- a young unmarried woman or girl
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- quean·ish adjective
- quean·like adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of quean1
Old English cwene; related to Old Saxon, Old High German quena, Gothic qino, Old Norse kona, Greek gunē woman. Compare queen
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Example Sentences
Call the quean up; if my men want shoe-thread, Ill swinge her in a stirrup.
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You come hither to steal my glasses, and then counterfeit you are going to your quean's.
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A subtle quean as any in this town, your neighbour here, dame Chat.Gammer.
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"Only the pictur' o' some randy quean," his father answered, chucking away at the inanimate chin.
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She went so far as to say, that it was a shame such a drunken quean should have a Christian burial.
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