letch

5 definitions found

letch - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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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  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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  Letch \Letch\ (l[e^]ch), v. & n.
     See Leach.
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  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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letch - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  letch
      n 1: man with strong sexual desires [syn: satyr, lecher,
           lech, letch]