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fitch definition

fitch (fic̸h)

noun

  1. polecat (sense )
  2. its pelt or fur

Etymology: ME ficheu < OFr fichau < MDu vitsche, visse < Gmc *wisjo < IE base *weis- > virus, weasel

Also fitchet fitch′et (-it) or fitchew fitch′ew (-o̵̅o̅)
Fitch definition

Fitch (fic̸h)

  1. Fitch, (William) Clyde 1865-1909; U.S. playwright
  2. Fitch, John 1743-98; U.S. inventor of a steamboat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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