wench
a country lass or working girl: The milkmaid was a healthy wench.
Usually Facetious. a girl or young woman.
Archaic. a strumpet.
to associate, especially habitually, with promiscuous women.
Origin of wench
1Other words from wench
- wencher, noun
Words that may be confused with wench
- wench , winch
Words Nearby wench
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How to use wench in a sentence
She could have auditioned to be the tavern wench or a faerie; instead, she signed on as a merchant, knitting chain-mail bikinis.
Best Career Arc Ever: From Burlesque To Bartending | Anne Berry | September 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe sub-text: “The picture editor wants to see me dressed up like a buxom serving wench.”
She was fair as a lily, with bright golden hair, and bore no resemblance to this dark-eyed, black-browed wench.
The World Before Them | Susanna MoodieI hate the wench, wi' her cunning black eyes lookin a body through.
The World Before Them | Susanna MoodieI am no peasant wench to be charmed either by your gay coat or your gay manner.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. Morrison
They all died in time, and everybody knows that Melusina became a kitchen wench in Hell.
The Story Of The Duchess Of Cicogne And Of Monsieur De Boulingrin | Anatole FranceHe caught my child up like a common street wench, a thing of sale and barter.
The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil Fenollosa
British Dictionary definitions for wench
/ (wɛntʃ) /
a girl or young woman, esp a buxom or lively one: now used facetiously
archaic a female servant
archaic a prostitute
archaic to frequent the company of prostitutes
Origin of wench
1Derived forms of wench
- wencher, noun
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