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▪ I. spetch, n.|spɛtʃ|
Also 7 spech, 9 spitch.
[Related to speck n.2]
1. A piece or strip of undressed leather, a trimming of hide, used in making glue or size.
1611[see spetch-grease below]. 1624Naworth Househ. Bk. (Surtees) 216 Glover's spech, iiijd. 16..Churchw. Acc. All Saints, York Ibid., For glovers' spetches to maike syse to wase the wales, 10d. 1795J. Phillips Hist. Inland Nav. Add. 40 For every pack or sheet of wool, dried pelts, or spetches, carried the whole length of the canal.., six-pence. 1815Pocklington Canal Act 52 Dried pelts, spetches, and wool. 1858Simmonds Dict. Trade, Spetches, a name for glue pieces; the offal of skin and hides. 1883R. Haldane Workshop Rec. Ser. ii. 300/2 The materials..in use for the manufacture of glue are the following:—(a) ‘Wet’ materials: sheep-pieces or ‘spetches’ from fellmongers.
attrib. and Comb.1611Cotgr., Surpoinct,..Spech grease; an oylie grease scummed from peeces of lickored leather sodden in water for that purpose. 1881Instr. Census Clerks (1885) 166 Spitch Dealer (refuse of Hides).
2. dial. A piece or patch of leather, esp. one used for making or mending boots, clogs, etc.; also, a patch of cloth.
1828Carr Craven Gloss., Spetch, a patch. 1853‘Tom Treddlehoyle’ Bairnsla Ann. 52 Ther [cobbler's] hause floor..is kept cuvard all ovver we leather spetches. 1863–in Cumbld. and Yks. dial. glossaries and texts.
▪ II. spetch, v. Now north. dial.
[f. the n. Cf. speck v.2]
trans. To patch, mend, or repair (shoes, clogs, etc.) with ‘spetches’; to patch (a garment) with cloth.
16..York Corp. Min. in Naworth Househ. Bk. (Surtees) 216 note, The said shomakers shall not in anywise spetche, clout, or coble any manner of bootes. 1828Carr Craven Gloss., Spetch, to patch. 1862–in w. Yks. dial. glossaries and texts. 1873Standing Echoes 13 It's all mendin' and spetchin'—scarce iver aught new: Thur's mi white weddin' shirt's to be patched op wi blue. |