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单词 wench
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wench

[ wench ]
/ wɛntʃ /
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noun

a country lass or working girl: The milkmaid was a healthy wench.
Usually Facetious. a girl or young woman.
Archaic. a strumpet.

verb (used without object)

to associate, especially habitually, with promiscuous women.

Origin of wench

1250–1300; Middle English, back formation from wenchel,Old English wencel child, akin to wancol tottering, said of a child learning to walk; akin to German wankeln to totter

OTHER WORDS FROM wench

wencher, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wench

wench , winch

Words nearby wench

Wemyss, wen, wena, Wenatchee, Wenceslaus, wench, Wenckebach period, wend, Wendell, wendigo, Wendish
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British Dictionary definitions for wench

wench
/ (wɛntʃ) /

noun

a girl or young woman, esp a buxom or lively one: now used facetiously
archaic a female servant
archaic a prostitute

verb (intr)

archaic to frequent the company of prostitutes

Derived forms of wench

wencher, noun

Word Origin for wench

Old English wencel child, from wancol weak; related to Old High German wanchal, wankōn
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