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quean

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quean  (kwn)
n.
1. A woman regarded as being disreputable, especially a prostitute.
2. Scots A young woman.
[Middle English quene, from Old English cwene, woman; see gwen- in Indo-European roots.]


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It's yon flaysome, graceless quean, that's witched our lad, wi' her bold een and her forrard ways - till - Nay
Wuthering Heights by Bronte, Emily View in context
But since your reverend wisdom hath discovered this Jewish quean to be a sorceress, perchance it may account fully for his enamoured folly.
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Good Luck, she is never a lady, But the cursedest quean alive, Tricksy, wincing, and jady - Kittle to lead or drive.
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