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wencheth

wencheth is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

See all 9 meanings of wench

Origin of wencheth

From wench + -eth.

Questions about wencheth

What is wencheth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Wencheth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wench.

Words near wencheth in the dictionary

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

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