wench /ˈwɛnʧ/
少女,鄉下姑娘,女僕(vi.)獻慇懃,私通
Wench n.
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 colored woman; a negress. [Archaic, U. S.]
Wench v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wenched p. pr. & vb. n. Wenching.] To frequent the company of wenches, or women of ill fame.
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wench
n : informal terms for a (young) woman [syn: dame, doll, skirt,
chick, bird]
v : frequent prostitutes