alt. sp. of lech
letch
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letch
also lech
noun
- A strong, especially sexual desire or craving.
- A lecher.
Origin of letch
Perhaps back-formation from obsolete letcher variant of lecherTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(plural letches)
Noun
(plural letches)
- A stream or pool in boggy land.
Origin
From loec - later lache, variant letch - for example Sandy's Letch located east of Annitsford in Northumberland.
Verb
(third-person singular simple present letches, present participle letching, simple past and past participle letched)
- Alternative form of leach.
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