"wenchy" meaning in English

See wenchy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: wenchier [comparative], more wenchy [comparative], wenchiest [superlative], most wenchy [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛntʃi Etymology: From wench + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|wench|y}} wench + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er|more}} wenchy (comparative wenchier or more wenchy, superlative wenchiest or most wenchy)
  1. Typical or characteristic of a wench. Derived forms: wenchiness
    Sense id: en-wenchy-en-adj-pvgYz7ec Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1984, John Goodwin, Frommer's Australia on $25 a day, page 104",
          "text": "At last count there were 17 other theater restaurants in operation around town, including Dirty Dick's, 23 Queen's Rd., for some of the raunchiest singalongs and wenchiest wenches extant […]",
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