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Noun: quean  kween
Usage: archaic
  1. [UK, archaic] A young woman or girl
    "The quean danced merrily at the village fair"
     
  2. A disreputable woman; a prostitute
    "The tavern was known to be frequented by queans and rogues"

Sounds like: queen

Derived forms: queans

Encyclopedia: Quean