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wenchest

wenchest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of wench.

wenchest is the superlative form of wench.

Meaning of wench

Verb

wench (third-person singular simple present wenches, present participle wenching, simple past and past participle wenched)

  1. (archaic, humorous, intransitive) To frequent prostitutes; to whore; also, to womanize.
    • This is ſure ſome hide-bound ſtudent, that proportions his expence by his penſion; and wencheth at Tottenham court for ſtewed prunes and cheeſcakes.1638, Thomas Nabbes, The Bride, a Comedie. […], London: Printed by R[ichard] H[odgkinson] for Laurence Blaikelocke […], published 1640, →OCLC; republished in Playes, Maskes, Epigrams, Elegies, and...
  2. (archaic, intransitive) To act as a wench.
    • λαικάζω (laikázō), to wench1852, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, Greek-English Lexicon, page 824

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Questions about wenchest

What is wenchest the second-person singular simple present indicative of?
Wenchest is the second-person singular simple present indicative of wench.

Words near wenchest in the dictionary

  1. wenchen
  2. Wencheng
  3. wencher
  4. wenchers
  5. wenches
  6. wenchest
  7. wencheth
  8. wenchful
  9. wenchhood
  10. wenchier
  11. wenchiest

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