Letch

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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     2. A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc.
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     {Leach tub}, a wooden tub in which ashes are leached.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Letch \Letch\ (l[e^]ch), v. & n.
     See {Leach}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Letch \Letch\, n. [See {Lech}, {Lecher}.]
     1. Strong desire; passion; especially, lust. [Archaic]
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              Some people have a letch for unmasking impostors, or
              for avenging the wrongs of others.    --De Quincey.
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     2. A {lecher}. [slang]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  letch
       n : man with strong sexual desires [syn: {satyr}, {lecher}, {lech}]