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wench
[wench] 
–noun
| 1. | a country lass or working girl: The milkmaid was a healthy wench. |
| 2. | Usually Facetious. a girl or young woman. |
| 3. | Archaic. a strumpet. |
–verb (used without object)
| 4. | to associate, esp. habitually, with promiscuous women. |
Origin:
1250–1300; ME, back formation from wenchel, OE wencel child, akin to wancol tottering, said of a child learning to walk; akin to G wankeln to totter
1250–1300; ME, back formation from wenchel, OE wencel child, akin to wancol tottering, said of a child learning to walk; akin to G wankeln to totter
Related forms:
wencher, noun
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| wench (wěnch) n.
To consort or engage in sex with wanton women. Used of a man. [Middle English, short for wenchel, child, from Old English wencel.] wench'er n. |
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