wench
IPA: wˈɛntʃ
noun
- (archaic, now dialectal or humorous, possibly offensive) A girl or young woman, especially a buxom or lively one.
- (specifically) A girl or young woman of a lower class.
- (archaic or dialectal) Used as a term of endearment for a female person, especially a wife, daughter, or girlfriend: darling, sweetheart.
- (archaic) A woman servant; a maidservant.
- (archaic) A promiscuous woman; a mistress (“other woman in an extramarital relationship”).
- (archaic) A prostitute.
- (US, archaic or historical) A black woman (of any age), especially if in a condition of servitude.
verb
- (intransitive, archaic, now humorous) To frequent prostitutes; to whore; also, to womanize.
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Examples of "wench" in Sentences
- I was glad to drop the buxom wench.
- If you get a wench you'll become a philosopher.
- The song was the first wench role in minstrelsy.
- One black wench was pretty much as good as another.
- Sorry, just being dramatic. You're not a coat wench.
- You're the old serving wench. I'm the new serving wench.
- Has he been seeing some comely mermaid wench on the side
- Most wenching songs are upbeat and quick and many are bawdy.
- And, a wench is a term, usually offensive, for a young woman.
- Wenches and scoundrels are on the prowl and are lookin' for blood and booty.
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