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Definition wench in British English

wench noun

[countable] noun
/wentʃ/
1

an old word for a 'young woman', often a servant

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1.1

an old word for a woman who is a 'prostitute' (=someone who has sex for money)

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2

an offensive or humorous word for a woman

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Definition wench in British English