Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - wench
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(wenches) A wench was a girl or young woman who worked as a servant or served people food or drink. (OLD-FASHIONED) N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, short for ~el child, from Old English wencel; akin to Old High German wankon to totter, waver and probably to Old High German winchan to stagger — more at wink Date: 14th century 1. a. a young woman ; girl b. a female servant 2. a lewd woman ; prostitute II. intransitive verb Date: 1590 to consort with lewd women; especially to practice fornication • ~er noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 joc. a girl or young woman. 2 archaic a prostitute. --v.intr. archaic (of a man) consort with prostitutes. Derivatives wencher n. Etymology: ME wenche, wenchel f. OE wencel child: cf. OE wancol weak, tottering ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. девчонка (о девушке, молодой женщине) 2. девка (особ. о проститутке) 3. служанка 4. ходить к проституткам, распутничать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) joc. девушка, молодая женщина 2) obs. служанка (особ. о крестьянке) 3) obs. девка (проститутка) 2. v. coll. таскаться по бабам, распутничать ...Англо-русский словарь
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- c.1300 wenche "girl or young woman" ("The wenche is nat dead, but slepith" Wyc., Matt. ix.24), shortened from wenchel "child" (12c.), from O.E. wencel, probably related to wancol "unsteady, fickle, weak." The word has degenerated by being used of servant girls. The verb meaning "to associate with common women" is from 1599. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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