'Letch' definitions:
Definition of 'letch'
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Definition of 'Letch'
From: GCIDE
Definition of 'letch'
From: GCIDE
- Leach \Leach\, n. [Written also letch.] [Cf. As. le['a]h lye, G. lauge. See Lye.]
- 1. A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Leach tub, a wooden tub in which ashes are leached. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'letch'
From: GCIDE
- Lecher \Lech"er\, n. [OE. lechur, lechour, OF. lecheor, lecheur, gormand, glutton, libertine, parasite, fr. lechier to lick, F. l['e]cher; of Teutonic origin. See Lick.] A man given to lewdness; one addicted, in an excessive degree, to the indulgence of sexual desire, or to illicit sexual relations with women; also called letch and lech. [1913 Webster]