deech
deech verb: to smear, daub, plaster, or impregnate, especially with dirt which becomes hard and ingrained.
Verb
deech (third-person singular simple present deeches, present participle deeching, simple past and past participle deeched)
- To smear, daub, plaster, or impregnate, especially with dirt which becomes hard and ingrained.
- The mud of Flanders clung to his boots and clothes. It was "deeched" into his skin, and round his eyes had left a stain so dark, it looked as if he had been painted for a theatrical make-up.1917, Robert Bontine Cunninghame Graham, Brought Forward, page 60
Noun
deech (usually uncountable, plural deeches)
Proper noun capitalized: Deech
Deech
- A surname.
Forms of deech
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | deeches |
| present participle | deeching |
| past participle | deeched |
| past | deeched |
| alternative form (dialectal) | ditch |
| alternative form (obsolete) | deche |
| Noun | |
| plural | deeches |
Origin of deech
From Middle English dechen, from Old English dēċan (“to smear, plaster, daub”), from Proto-West Germanic *dōkijan (“to apply with a rag or cloth, smear”), from *dōk (“cloth, rag”), from Proto-Germanic *dōkaz (“rag”); see duck (“canvas, cloth”). Cognate with Dutch doeken, German tuchen. For the noun sense, compare gound.
Questions about deech
- What does deech mean?
- Deech means to smear, daub, plaster, or impregnate, especially with dirt which becomes hard and ingrained.
- What part of speech is deech?
- Deech can be a verb, a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the past tense of deech?
- The past tense of deech is deeched.
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