Word origin
[1755–65; back formation from
carritches (taken as pl.), Scots var. of
catechise (now dial.) ‹ F
catéchèse ‹‹ Gk
kate᷄chēsis catechesis; for
t ˃
rr, cf.
porridge]This word is first recorded in the period 1755–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: buckeye, capitalize, generalization, mitt, outfit