wench
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Was Gutenberg really in love with a wench named Helvetica, like in the show?
From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024
“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
Then he said Bess was a grasping wench and he had no intention of giving her my house.
From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart
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