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Webster 1913 Edition
Wench
Wench
(wĕnch)
, Noun.
[OE.
wenche
, for older wenchel
a child, originally, weak, tottering; cf. AS. wencle
a maid, a daughter, wencel
a pupil, orphan, wincel
, winclu
, children, offspring, wencel
weak, wancol
unstable, OHG. wanchol
; perhaps akin to E. wink
. See Wink
.] 1.
A young woman; a girl; a maiden.
Shak.
Lord and lady, groom and
wench
. Chaucer.
That they may send again
My most sweet
My most sweet
wench
, and gifts to boot. Chapman.
He was received by the daughter of the house, a pretty, buxom, blue-eyed little
wench
. W. Black.
2.
A low, vicious young woman; a drab; a strumpet.
She shall be called his
wench
or his leman. Chaucer.
It is not a digression to talk of bawds in a discourse upon
wenches
. Spectator.
3.
A colored woman; a negress.
[Archaic, U. S.]
Wench
(wĕnch)
, Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Wenched
(wĕncht)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wenching
.] To frequent the company of wenches, or women of ill fame.
Webster 1828 Edition
Wench
WENCH
,Noun.
1.
A young woman. [Little used.]2.
A young woman of ill fame. 3.
In America, a black or colored female servant; a negress.WENCH
,Verb.
I.