Lexic.us

Definition of Wench

1. Noun. Informal terms for a (young) woman.

Definition of Wench

1. n. A young woman; a girl; a maiden.

2. v. i. To frequent the company of wenches, or women of ill fame.

3. n. A young woman; a girl; a maiden.

4. v. i. To frequent the company of wenches, or women of ill fame.

Definition of Wench

1. Noun. (archaic) A young woman, especially a servant. ¹

2. Noun. (archaic) A promiscuous woman. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) To frequent prostitutes; to womanize. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Wench

1. to consort with prostitutes [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

Medical Definition of Wench

1. 1. A young woman; a girl; a maiden. "Lord and lady, groom and wench." (Chaucer) "That they may send again 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 coloured woman; a negress. Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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