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Examples of wench in a Sentence
a fairytale about the transformation of a lowly kitchen wench into an elegant lady
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There are many solid gags among this motley crew — the pirate forever chasing his false eye, the parrot trained to speak for its mute master, the series of fetching wenches who deliver slaps to Sparrow for past wrongs.
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Tanya (Ella Dershowitz) is a 27-year-old working-class single mother; to underline her status, Ms. Gionfriddo has her wearing, a bit tritely, the serving-wench outfit of a novelty restaurant on the New Jersey shore.
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After centuries of wenches and harlots being part of the Jolly Roger narrative, Carina does wonders for feminist piracy.
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The fair wenches, the mead, the dragon jewelry, the many smells…
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Origin and Etymology of wench
Middle English wenche, short for wenchel child, from Old English wencel; akin to Old High German wankōn to totter, waver and probably to Old High German winchan to stagger — more at wink
wench
Definition of wench
intransitive verb
: to consort with lewd women; especially : to practice fornication
wencher
nounFirst Known Use of wench
1590
WENCH Defined for English Language Learners
wench
playDefinition of wench for English Language Learners
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: a young woman; especially : a young woman who is a servant
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