wench

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Synonyms: wrench, winch, bench, hench, dench, wunch, welch, rench, tench, kench, mench

Antonyms: wrench, winch, bench, hench, dench, wunch, welch, rench, tench, kench, mench

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|archaic|now|dialectal|or|humorous|possibly|offensive}} A [[girl]] or [[young#Adjective|young]] [[woman]], especially a [[buxom]] or [[lively]] one.
2. {{lb|en|archaic|or|dialectal}} {{non-gloss|Used as a [[term of endearment]] for a [[female#Adjective|female]] person, especially a [[wife]], [[daughter]], or [[girlfriend]]}}: [[darling]], [[sweetheart]].
3. {{lb|en|archaic}} A [[woman]] [[servant]]; a [[maidservant]].
4. {{lb|en|archaic}} A [[promiscuous]] woman; a {{l|en|mistress|t=[[other woman]] in an [[extramarital]] [[relationship]]}}.
5. {{lb|en|archaic}} A [[prostitute#Noun|prostitute]].
6. {{lb|en|US|archaic|or|historical}} A [[black#Adjective|black]] woman (of any [[age#Noun|age]]), especially if in a [[condition#Noun|condition]] of [[servitude]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive|archaic|now|humorous}} To [[frequent#Verb|frequent]] [[prostitute#Noun|prostitutes]]; to [[whore#Verb|whore]]; also, to [[womanize]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive|archaic}} To act as a wench.

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