A "quean" is a woman regarded as disreputable, especially a prostitute. In Scots, it can also refer to a young woman.
Una "quean" es una mujer considerada de mala reputación, especialmente una prostituta. En escocés, también puede referirse a una mujer joven.
| Front | quean \kween\ |
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| Back | noun 1. A woman regarded as being disreputable, especially a prostitute. 2. Scots. A young woman. [Middle English quene, from Old English cwene, woman.] "A witch, a quean, an old cozening quean! Have I not forbid her my house?" - Shakespeare, William, The Merry Wives of Windsor: Act IV, Scene II. |
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