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Definition of wench noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

wench

noun
 
/wentʃ/
 
/wentʃ/
(old use or humorous)
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  1. a young woman
    Word OriginMiddle English: abbreviation of obsolete wenchel ‘child, servant, prostitute’; perhaps related to Old English wancol ‘unsteady, inconstant’.
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