What is a female winch?

May 19, 2016 yanira.vargas. “Wench” began as a general term for a girl or woman, and over the centuries acquired a variety of meanings, including female servant, lower-class female, and prostitute. It is mostly used today as a jokingly affectionate archaic allusion to Shakespearean ribaldry.
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What does calling someone a wench mean?

3 archaic : a lewd or promiscuous woman : a female prostitute. wench. verb. wenched; wenching; wenches.
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What does calling someone a winch mean?

It's most often used as a joke or an insult, but technically it can mean a country girl, a servant, a loose woman, or simply a young woman. Winch comes from the Old English word wince, which meant “pully.” I've used winches on sailboats to pull and tighten line—a winch is any type of crank.
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What is a male wench called?

Just for the record: in some Shakespearian texts, the masculine version of a wench is a swain. It seems that in Shakespeare's time the word swain meant a young male peasant or sheperd and wench a young female peasant.
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Is the word winch or wench?

Wench comes from the Old English word wencel, which is related to wancol, meaning unsteady, fickle, weak. A winch is a machine that consists of a rope or cable that winds around a rotating drum, used to lift or drag things. A winch may be operated by hand cranking or motorized cranking.
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What is a saucy wench?

peasant girl; female servant; wanton woman: a saucy little wench.
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What does Salty Wench mean?

Salty Wench is an ironborn longship captained by Quenton Greyjoy.
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What is a winch kiss?

In Scotland, 'Winch' means: kissing with tongues.
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Is wench a British word?

Wench comes from Middle English, and was a common word for girl, child, or servant. Over time it came to mean mainly serving girls, as in a bar wench, who serves drinks at a tavern. Eventually it came to mean prostitute.
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What is the Scottish word for poop?

Keech - Scottish for faeces.
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What is a big Jessie?

Jessie : noun a weak or effeminate man. A Scottish and northern English term of ridicule which has become widespread since the mid-1970s, partly due to the influence of comics such as the Scot, Billy Connolly. It is synonymous with nellie and big girl's blouse.
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What do Scottish people call kissing?

Beautiful Scottish Words

Coorie – To cuddle or nestle in, especially when it is cold. Similar to the 'cwtch' for our Welsh friends. Smourich – A kiss!
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Is the word wench offensive?

The definition of a wench is an offensive term used to refer to a young girl or a woman or to refer to a prostitute. An example of a wench is a prostitute. A sexually loose and immoral woman. (intransitive) To frequent prostitutes; to womanize.
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What is a salty girl?

Salty describes a personality that is bitter or angry, irritated, and hard to take. The only update in usage was that the word could be used to describe someone whose outlook has currently “jumped salty.”
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What does salty sister mean?

Salty Sister is an organic, all-natural, talc-free sand removing powder.
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What is the opposite of a wench?

Opposite of a woman who engages in promiscuity for money. maid. maiden. moralist. prude.
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What Jezebel means?

Definition of Jezebel

1 : the Phoenician wife of Ahab who according to the account in I and II Kings pressed the cult of Baal on the Israelite kingdom but was finally killed in accordance with Elijah's prophecy. 2 often not capitalized : an impudent, shameless, or morally unrestrained woman.
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When was the word wench used?

“Wench” has its earliest roots in the Old and early Middle English “wenc(h)el,” which designated a servant or slave of any gender, or a child. (A text from around 1200 refers to “An wennchell thatt iss iesu crist,” a child that is Jesus Christ.)
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What is the meaning of saucy person?

1 : being rude and disrespectful : sassy a saucy manner. 2 : stylish in dress or appearance a saucy hat. Other Words from saucy. saucily \ -​ə-​lē \ adverb.
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Why is Och Aye noo offensive?

“Och aye the noo!”

This is one of those Scottish phrases that can be heard in countless parodies aimed at poking fun at the Scots' dialect and accent. Its direct English translation is “Oh yes, just now”. And, while some Scots may chuckle along with you, it is considered quite offensive by others.
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What is a Liverpool kiss?

Liverpool kiss (plural Liverpool kisses) (UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) A headbutt.
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What is an Irish kiss?

Combine the Irish whiskey, peach schnapps, ginger beer and orange juice in an ice-filled glass. Garnish with the lime wheel, and serve.
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What does getting Papped mean?

DEFINITIONS1. to take a photograph of a famous person that you are following in order to sell it to a newspaper or magazine. She was papped coming out of a nightclub with her ex-boyfriend.
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What does Jessie mean for a girl?

In English Baby Names the meaning of the name Jessie is: God has been gracious. A feminine form of John.
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