单词 | wench |
释义 | wench[ wench ] / wɛntʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR wench ON THESAURUS.COM nouna 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 wench1250–1300; 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 wenchwencher, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wenchwench , winchWords nearby wenchWemyss, wen, wena, Wenatchee, Wenceslaus, wench, Wenckebach period, wend, Wendell, wendigo, Wendish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for wenchBritish Dictionary definitions for wenchwench / (wɛntʃ) / nouna 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 wenchwencher, nounWord Origin for wenchOld English wencel child, from wancol weak; related to Old High German wanchal, wankōn Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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