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  1. 1. n. A young woman; a girl; a maiden. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A low, vicious young woman; a drab; a strumpet. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A colored woman; a negress. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. i. To frequent the company of wenches, or women of ill fame. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. informal terms for a (young) woman Source: wordnet
  6. 6. v. frequent prostitutes Source: wordnet
  7. 7. 1. A young woman; a girl; a maiden. Shak. Lord and lady, groom and wench. Chaucer. That they may send again My most sweet wench, and gifts to boot. Chapman. He was received by the daughter of the house, a pretty, buxom, blue- eyed little wench. W. Black. 2. A low, vicious young woman; a drab; a strumpet. She shall be called his wench or his leman. Chaucer. It is not a digression to talk of bawds in a discourse upon wenches. Spectator. 3. A colored woman; a negress. [U. S.] To frequent the company of wenches, or women of ill fame. Source: webster
  8. 8. n:100 v. frequent prostitutes Source: ecdict

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