Do we say wench or winch

wench 586 occurrences

Two things rankled in my soula wench's mocking laughter and the treatment I had got from the dragoon.

"What, silly wench, will ye defy me still?" cried Sir Pertolepe, jovial of voice, "must ye to the whip in sooth?

Come," said he smiling down into the girl's wide, fierce eyes, "save that fair body o' thine from the lash, now, and speak me where is thy father and brother that I may do justice on them, along with these other dogs, for the foul murder of my foresters yest're'en; their end shall be swift, look ye, and as for thyselfshalt find those to comfort thee anonspeak, wench!"

Wench meant at first nothing worse than girl or daughter, quean than woman, hussy than housewife; even woman is generally felt to be half-slighting.

Nay, weep not, wench; thou wound'st me with thy tears.

O, 'tis the dapp'rest wench that ever danced after a tabor and pipe

But I will make a fool of Peter Plod-all; I'll look him in the face, and pick his purse, whilst Churms cosen him of his wench, and my old grandsire Holdfast of his daughter: and if he can do so, I'll teach him a trick to cosen him of his gold too.

All England, if it can, Show me such a man, To win a wench, by Gis, To clip, to coll, to kiss, As William Cricket is.

Come hither, wench, and sit upon my knee, for I do love ye more than ever.

They fight, Bowyer hath the wench, rescued by Fraunce, recovered by Navar.

Where! almost as much terrified as the wench; while she, more than half undrest, her petticoats in her hand, unable to speak distinctly, pointed up stairs.

Mean time Dorcas, after she had directed me up stairs, not knowing the worst was over, and expecting every minute the house would be in a blaze, out of tender regard for her lady, [I shall for ever love the wench for it,] ran to her door, and rapping loudly at it, in a recovered voice, cried out, with a shrillness equal to her love, Fire! Fire!

2. 'Tis a fine wench, we'I have a snap at her one of these nights as she goes from him.

A] Doe that feare bravely wench.

AU´DREY, a country wench, who jilted William for Touchstone.

She is a fine wench, "but by no means particular in keeping her teeth clean.

" In the former, the Chesterfieldian lover was seen handing his chere amie (a lusty wench, with red ochre cheeks) over a remarkably low stile: whether the subject, or the manner of its execution had inspired the muse, is no matter; but beneath was the following: "In courtship, Strephon careful hands his lass Over a stile a child with ease might pass" The next was "matrimony;" but, oh!

Desire Mrs. White not to be sparing of red wine for those who have the flux or bad loosenesses; let them be well attended night and day, and if one wench is not sufficient add another to nurse them.

" "By my faith!" said the king, "she must be a foul-mouthed wench if Julian requires to be pressed to accept her on such fair conditions.

"Lord bless me, sir, yes, and new year's day too, sir; happy new year, sir," said the provoking little wench, who was now joined by another.

As for that young woman, Ned Gauntlet's daughter, I am informed as how she's an excellent wench, and has a respect for you; whereby if you run her on board in an unlawful way, I leave my curse upon you, and trust you will never prosper in the voyage of life.

The one-eyed woman!" At this moment the Schoolmaster approached the table and said to Rudolph "If you don't hand the wench over to me, I'll smash you.

Besides, the wench is dead, by Robert Ullin, pseud.

Besides, the wench is dead.

I will not dance to them, nor yet, like a foolish kitchen-wench, smile at the jingling of your trinketry.

winch 133 occurrences

Terrier lay with full steam up at the end of the long mole, and when her winch began to rattle, Cartwright told the Spanish peons to stop rowing.

Another gang was moving a kedge-anchor across the deck, while a few more coiled heavy ropes beside the winch.

There was no movement but the racking throb, until Mayne raised his hand and winch and windlass rattled.

Puffs of steam blew about, the cable rose from the water with a jar, and the warps ran slowly across the winch-drums, foul with greasy scum.

About the middle of the afternoon, Adam stood near the noisy winch while a case was hoisted.

The winch-man looked up when the heavy load, hanging from the derrick, swung across the slanted deck.

The winch-driver was watching the others who struggled with the guy, and perhaps forgot it was not a strong man who had come to his help.

"It is," said Riggs, and turned his attention to Harris and Trego, who were giving orders to the Chinese at the winch.

The forecastle-head could barely be made out, and the winch-wheels and ventilators on deck were inchoate masses which took shape only when they were within reach.

When the screw has to be lifted, the screw shaft is drawn into the vessel, leaving the short shaft free to be raised up by the sliding frame, and the frame is raised by long screws turned round by a winch purchase on deck.

Soldiers up in the Gallipoli hills, the captain on the bridge, a stevedore working on a lighter in the blaze of noon with the winch engines squealing round himyou turn round to find a man, busy the moment before, standing like a statue, hands folded in front of him, facing the east.

What I mean is the Disturbance some People give to others at Church, by their Repetition of the Prayers after the Minister, and that not only in the Prayers, but also the Absolution and the Commandments fare no better, winch are in a particular Manner the Priests Office:

The Mate and the Second-Engineer were bidding each other affectionate and tearful farewells behind the winch.

Next comes the foremast, and between that and the fore hatch the galley and winch; on the port side of the fore hatch are stalls for four poniesa very stout wooden structure.

On either side of the main hatch and close up to the ice-house are two out of our three motor sledges; the third rests across the break of the poop in a space formerly occupied by a winch.

A third sledge stands across the break of the poop in the space hitherto occupied by the after winch.

nd me corrections and suggestions; among whom I will mention Professors John Adams and J.H. Muirhead, Dr. A. Wolf, and Messrs. W.H. Winch, Sidney Webb, L. Pearsall Smith, and A.E. Zimmern.

This contrivance does not differ in principle from the common winch, or from the key which winds a clock.

The motion of the piston-rod backwards and forwards turns such a winch.

It was now night, and a mist had gathered over the arch above, winch hid the stars, and rendered it quite dark.

What I mean is the Disturbance some People give to others at Church, by their Repetition of the Prayers after the Minister, and that not only in the Prayers, but also the Absolution and the Commandments fare no better, winch are in a particular Manner the Priests Office:

And then with a closing volley of every text winch figures under the head of "Snow" in the Concordance, the discourse comes to an end; and every liberated urchin goes home with his head full of devout fancies of building a snow-fort, after sunset, from which to propel consecrated missiles against imaginary or traditional Pequots.

"I don't want a winch," she pouted.

And another thought, winch bewilders me no less.

The narrative of the vivid dream, or vision, produced a startling effect on the coroner, who was a firm believer in every species of supernaturalism winch is most at variance with human experience and reason.

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