QUEANS

Noun

queans

plural of quean

Anagrams

• quenas

Source: Wiktionary

QUEAN

Quean, n. Etym: [Originally, a woman, AS. cwene; akin to OS. quena, OHG. quena, Icel. kona, Goth qin, and AS. cwén, also to Gr. gna goddess. Cf. Queen.]

1. A woman; a young or unmarried woman; a girl. [Obs. or Scot.] Chaucer.

2. A low woman; a wench; a slut. "The dread of every scolding quean." Gay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition