wench
noun
a country lass or working girl.
Example Sentences
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Because the funny thing about the witch trials is this: it wasn’t, really, those hysterical little girls and so-called temptress wenches who did all this damage to America’s soul.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 30, 2015
Then it’s off to the ocean, where the crew will test her systems in deep saltwater, including the sonar and over-the-side gear, like wenches and cranes.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 22, 2014
“It was really important to us that if we were going to explore this world, gender had to be a part of that, well beyond just stock wenches and the occasional cross-dressing pirate,” he said.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2014
The show kicked off with an agrarian fantasia featuring rustic wenches tossing cider-apples at each other and children skipping round maypoles.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2012
But how is one to buy dresses, in these hard times, for growing wenches, even if they are one's own children, unless a little windfall drops into one's lap?
From Cuba Past and Present by Richard Davey
