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Search phrase: quean

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All's Well That Ends WellAW II.ii.24the cuckold to his horn, as a scolding quean to athe Cuckold to his horne, as a scolding queane to a
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.i.45the villain's head! Throw the quean in the channel!the Villaines head: throw the Queane in the Channel.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.ii.161A witch, a quean, an old cozening quean! Have I notA witch, a Queane, an olde couzening queane: Haue I not

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cot-queanman acting the housewife, meddler in household affairs
queanbawd, jade, hussy

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
QUEANBASICquean n

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