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To: taxcontrol; SunkenCiv

A wench could mean a serving girl in an inn. Could also mean prostitute.

The two terms are not necessarily exclusive. I could see an inn for travelers offering food, bed, and company in bed using the same staff.

https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/wench


20 posted on 07/31/2023 5:01:06 PM PDT by SauronOfMordor (The rot of all principle begins with a single compromise.)
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To: SauronOfMordor

It’s one of the more fun archaic words, imho:

https://www.etymonline.com/word/wench


21 posted on 08/01/2023 5:43:46 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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