cutch

5 definitions found

cutch - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.]
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     2. Young or seed oysters together with the shells and other
        objects to which they are usually attached.
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     3. Rubbish; d['e]bris; refuse.
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  Cutch \Cutch\ (k[u^]ch; 224), n.
     See Catechu.
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  Cutch \Cutch\, n. (Zool.)
     See Cultch.
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  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.
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cutch - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cutch
      n 1: tannin extract derived from any of several mangrove barks
           of Pacific areas [syn: cutch, kutch]