5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Cultch \Cultch\ (k?lch; 224), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] Empty oyster shells and other substances laid down on oyster grounds to furnish points for the attachment of the spawn of the oyster. [Also written {cutch}.] [1913 Webster] 2. Young or seed oysters together with the shells and other objects to which they are usually attached. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 3. Rubbish; d['e]bris; refuse. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Cutch \Cutch\ (k[u^]ch; 224), n. See {Catechu}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Cutch \Cutch\, n. (Zool.) See {Cultch}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Catechu \Cat"e*chu\, n. [See {Cashoo}.] (Chem.) A dry, brown, astringent extract, obtained by decoction and evaporation from the {Acacia catechu}, and several other plants growing in India. It contains a large portion of tannin or tannic acid, and is used in medicine and in the arts. It is also known by the names {terra japonica}, {cutch}, {gambier}, etc. --Ure. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: cutch n : tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks of Pacific areas [syn: {kutch}]
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