oldwench
- noun
- US
- The oldwench swam gracefully through the coral reef.
Examples
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Fishermen often catch oldwench off the coast of the Caribbean.
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The oldwench is prized by local markets for its tender flesh.
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She studied the habits of the oldwench during her marine biology research.
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I saw an oldwench at the aquarium last week.
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Fishermen often catch oldwench off the coast of the Caribbean.
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The oldwench is prized by local markets for its tender flesh.
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She studied the habits of the oldwench during her marine biology research.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Oldwench looks like the simple parts old and wench, and wench once meant 'young woman' or someone lively; sailors may have used this playful name for a common, lively sea fish. So a helpful way to remember oldwench is to imagine fishermen calling this tropical Atlantic fish a familiar 'old wench', which is why the name came to mean that fish.
