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wenches

noun

plural of wench

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archaic a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman a local wench who was well-known at the town's tavern

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a female domestic servant a kitchen wench who went on to become an award-winning chef

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They were all also alleged to have been prostitutes, though recent scholarship has challenged that assertion.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
His guilty plea comes less than a month after another Penn Track pimp, Omari Scott, 45, got a 50-year sentence for ordering the murder of a rival who tried to poach one of his prostitutes.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026

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Jackson was particularly vocal in her criticism of the show’s shallow scripts, which featured plotlines about them going undercover as French maids, showgirls, lifeguards and, perhaps most infamously, prison inmates.

— Michael Callahan, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Lee takes early meetings at a nearby hotel that could be in any country, except that the room service is delivered by robots painted in the livery of butlers and maids.

— Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

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But Sunchine’s housekeepers spent their shifts at The Club cleaning hundreds of Airbnb units rather than common areas, according to homeowners.

— Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
The hotel’s theming is impeccable, with workers dressed like bellhops and housekeepers and a grand lobby library featuring eclectic paintings and sculptures.

— Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 14 July 2026

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In a California town called Anzar in the late-19th century, Paulette is living with a local magnate’s eccentric son who’s fascinated by the tramps gathering outside his manor.

— Jasmine Vojdani, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
The scene inspired future comedy gags showing drifters and tramps losing their pants to dogs chasing them.

— Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 Jan. 2026

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