tench

[ tench ]

/ tɛntʃ /

noun, plural tench·es, (especially collectively) tench.

a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.

Origin of tench

1350–1400; Middle English tenche<Middle French, Old French <Late Latin tinca

Words nearby tench

tenantry, tenants association, tenants' charter, Tencel, ten-cent store, tench, ten code, Ten Commandments, tend, tendance, tendency

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Example sentences from the Web for tench

The Tench, is a great lover of large Red worms first dipt in Tar.
The School of Recreation (1696 edition)|Robert Howlett
Every one has heard of tickling trout: the tench is almost equally amenable to titillation.
The Gamekeeper at Home|Richard Jefferies
But have we no chance of catching any carp, or tench, or perch?
Digby Heathcote|W.H.G. Kingston
Carp and tench are exceedingly shy fish and both prefer muddy and weedy ponds to a clear running stream.
The Sportswoman's Library, v. 2|Various

Here she passed the winter, and cleared the mud of every tench, every leech, and every snail.
Grim: The Story of a Pike|Svend Fleuron

British Dictionary definitions for tench

tench

/ (tɛntʃ) /

noun

a European freshwater cyprinid game fish, Tinca tinca, having a thickset dark greenish body with a barbel at each side of the mouth

Word Origin for tench

C14: from Old French tenche, from Late Latin tinca

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单词	tench
释义	tench [ tench ] / tɛntʃ / noun, plural tench·es, (especially collectively) tench. a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water. Origin of tench 1350–1400; Middle English tenche<Middle French, Old French <Late Latin tinca Words nearby tench tenantry, tenants association, tenants' charter, Tencel, ten-cent store, tench, ten code, Ten Commandments, tend, tendance, tendency Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tench The Tench, is a great lover of large Red worms first dipt in Tar. The School of Recreation (1696 edition)\|Robert Howlett Every one has heard of tickling trout: the tench is almost equally amenable to titillation. The Gamekeeper at Home\|Richard Jefferies But have we no chance of catching any carp, or tench, or perch? Digby Heathcote\|W.H.G. Kingston Carp and tench are exceedingly shy fish and both prefer muddy and weedy ponds to a clear running stream. The Sportswoman's Library, v. 2\|Various Here she passed the winter, and cleared the mud of every tench, every leech, and every snail. Grim: The Story of a Pike\|Svend Fleuron British Dictionary definitions for tench tench / (tɛntʃ) / noun a European freshwater cyprinid game fish, Tinca tinca, having a thickset dark greenish body with a barbel at each side of the mouth Word Origin for tench C14: from Old French tenche, from Late Latin tinca Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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