letchn.¹

Brit.

/lɛtʃ/, U.S.

/lɛtʃ/, Scottish English

/lɛtʃ/

Forms: 1500s, 1800s lache, 1500s–1600s letch, 1700s–1800s lach, 1800s latch, leach.

Etymology: ? < Old English lęccan verb; see leach v.², and compare leach n.²

Scottish and northern dialect.

a. A stream flowing through boggy land; a muddy ditch or hole; a bog. Also, see quot. 1781.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > marsh, bog, or swamp > [noun] > wet place, mire, or slough

sloughc900

mooreOE

letch1138

mire1219

sougha1300

dew1377

slop?a1400

flashc1440

slothc1440

slonk1488

slot?a1500

rilling1610

slab1610

water-gall1657

slunkc1700

slack1719

mudhole1721

bog-hole1788

spew1794

wetness1805

stabble1821

slob1836

sludge1839

soak1839

mudbath1856

squire-trap1859

loblolly1865

glue-pot1892

swelter1894

poaching1920

the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [noun] > other

well streamOE

letch1138

well strandc1429

pow1481

black water1483

wash1530

gravel-brook1591

spring branch1650

pour1790

water splash1820

chalk stream1829

understream1830

water feeder1831

quebrada1833

black spring1847

weir-stream1889

obsequent1895

anti-dip1900

resequent1901

misfit1910

1138 in J. T. Fowler Chartularium Abbathiæ de Novo Monasterio (1878) 9 De cruce ad crucem in Appeltreleche.

1466 in Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc (1856) II. 152 Passand eist downwart the Greyn Laich to Gemmylis Myr.

1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Aii ^v/1 A Lache, lacus.

1598 in J. Barmby Memorials St. Giles's, Durham (1896) 26 Paid for scowringe of the bridge letch, ij^d.

1607 G. Markham Cavelarice vi. 10 A rotten ground ful of letches.

c1630 Scot. Pasquil 8 At euery river, spring, or letch, I drinke.

1781 J. Hutton Tour to Caves (ed. 2) Gloss. Lyring and lach, a gutter washed by the tide on the sea shore.

1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering II. 50 Withershins' latch..a narrow channel, through which soaked, rather than flowed, a small stagnant stream.

b. transferred. A pool (of blood).

ΚΠ

1868 B. Brierley Irkdale viii. 163 He found that instrument to be broken in several fragments, one of which lay in a ‘leach’ of blood.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

letchn.²

Brit.

/lɛtʃ/, U.S.

/lɛtʃ/

Etymology: Of obscure origin; possibly < latch v.¹, but compare lech n.⁴

A craving, longing.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > strong or eager desire > [noun] > craving

thirstc1175

hungriness1530

dropsy1548

hunger1548

hungriousness1549

appetite1605

hungering1638

bulimia1639

craving1692

letch1796

crave1830

1796 Grose's Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 3) Letch, a whim of the amorous kind, out of the common way.

1814 Monthly Mag. 38 126/2 [Somerset wds.] Latch, fancy, wish.

1830 T. De Quincey Life R. Bentley in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 439/2 Some people have a letch for unmasking impostors, or for avenging the wrongs of others.

1834 H. Taylor Philip van Artevelde 1st Pt. ii. vi. 134 Then will the Earl..pardon us our letch for liberty.

1862 Sat. Rev. 4 Jan. 5 The letch for blood which characterizes the savage.

1870 A. C. Swinburne in Fortn. Rev. May 563 No trace..of the fretful and fruitless prurience of soul which would fain grasp..a creed beyond its power of possession,—no letch after Gods dead or unborn.

1893 National Observer 23 Dec. 141/2 The unconquerable letch he had upon sombre sorceries.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	letch
释义	letchn.¹ Brit. /lɛtʃ/, U.S. /lɛtʃ/, Scottish English /lɛtʃ/ Forms: 1500s, 1800s lache, 1500s–1600s letch, 1700s–1800s lach, 1800s latch, leach. Etymology: ? < Old English lęccan verb; see leach v.², and compare leach n.² Scottish and northern dialect. a. A stream flowing through boggy land; a muddy ditch or hole; a bog. Also, see quot. 1781. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > marsh, bog, or swamp > [noun] > wet place, mire, or slough sloughc900 mooreOE letch1138 mire1219 sougha1300 dew1377 slop?a1400 flashc1440 slothc1440 slonk1488 slot?a1500 rilling1610 slab1610 water-gall1657 slunkc1700 slack1719 mudhole1721 bog-hole1788 spew1794 wetness1805 stabble1821 slob1836 sludge1839 soak1839 mudbath1856 squire-trap1859 loblolly1865 glue-pot1892 swelter1894 poaching1920 the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > stream > [noun] > other well streamOE letch1138 well strandc1429 pow1481 black water1483 wash1530 gravel-brook1591 spring branch1650 pour1790 water splash1820 chalk stream1829 understream1830 water feeder1831 quebrada1833 black spring1847 weir-stream1889 obsequent1895 anti-dip1900 resequent1901 misfit1910 1138 in J. T. Fowler Chartularium Abbathiæ de Novo Monasterio (1878) 9 De cruce ad crucem in Appeltreleche. 1466 in Liber S. Thome de Aberbrothoc (1856) II. 152 Passand eist downwart the Greyn Laich to Gemmylis Myr. 1570 P. Levens Manipulus Vocabulorum sig. Aii ^v/1 A Lache, lacus. 1598 in J. Barmby Memorials St. Giles's, Durham (1896) 26 Paid for scowringe of the bridge letch, ij^d. 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice vi. 10 A rotten ground ful of letches. c1630 Scot. Pasquil 8 At euery river, spring, or letch, I drinke. 1781 J. Hutton Tour to Caves (ed. 2) Gloss. Lyring and lach, a gutter washed by the tide on the sea shore. 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering II. 50 Withershins' latch..a narrow channel, through which soaked, rather than flowed, a small stagnant stream. b. transferred. A pool (of blood). ΚΠ 1868 B. Brierley Irkdale viii. 163 He found that instrument to be broken in several fragments, one of which lay in a ‘leach’ of blood. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). letchn.² Brit. /lɛtʃ/, U.S. /lɛtʃ/ Etymology: Of obscure origin; possibly < latch v.¹, but compare lech n.⁴ A craving, longing. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > strong or eager desire > [noun] > craving thirstc1175 hungriness1530 dropsy1548 hunger1548 hungriousness1549 appetite1605 hungering1638 bulimia1639 craving1692 letch1796 crave1830 1796 Grose's Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue (ed. 3) Letch, a whim of the amorous kind, out of the common way. 1814 Monthly Mag. 38 126/2 [Somerset wds.] Latch, fancy, wish. 1830 T. De Quincey Life R. Bentley in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 439/2 Some people have a letch for unmasking impostors, or for avenging the wrongs of others. 1834 H. Taylor Philip van Artevelde 1st Pt. ii. vi. 134 Then will the Earl..pardon us our letch for liberty. 1862 Sat. Rev. 4 Jan. 5 The letch for blood which characterizes the savage. 1870 A. C. Swinburne in Fortn. Rev. May 563 No trace..of the fretful and fruitless prurience of soul which would fain grasp..a creed beyond its power of possession,—no letch after Gods dead or unborn. 1893 National Observer 23 Dec. 141/2 The unconquerable letch he had upon sombre sorceries. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1138n.²1796
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