wench
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“The word wench is definitely not something that medieval people would use for a woman, especially in public, because that was a really insulting thing to call her,” Mitchell said.
From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2018
Other changes have elicited fewer complaints than the deleted wench auction.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 14, 2018
To control it, he’ll use a “sip-and-puff” device that enables him to use his breath to move the rudder and operate a wench that controls the sails.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2017
I myself have never been a teenage female, but her going from stone-faced wench to laughing maniacally as she takes leave of the wiry-haired Mr. Sheen strikes me as a bit false.
From Washington Times • May 22, 2016
When Julia, the tall wench, ate too many grapes from Madame Edith’s arbor and was sick all night, Areida nursed her, although Julia’s friends slept soundly.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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