fitcherv.
/ˈfɪtʃə/ Mining.
intransitive. (See quot. 1865.)
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1865 T. Garland List Words Common Use W. Cornwall in Jrnl. Royal Inst. Cornwall Apr. 48 Fitchered, to be baulked, stopped short. The word is mostly used in mining, where some difficulty occurs in the boring of a hole for blasting.
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