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letches

letches is the plural of letch.

Meaning of letch

Noun (1)

letch (plural letches)

  1. (archaic) Strong desire; passion.
    • Some people have a letch for unmasking impostors, or for avenging the wrongs of others.1830, Thomas De Quincey, Life of Richard Bentley (review)
  2. (informal) A lecher.

Noun (2)

letch (plural letches)

  1. A stream or pool in boggy land.
    • The Letch near Killingworth Village flows in two branches: the Longbenton Letch and the Forest Hall Letch.

Questions about letches

What is letches the plural of?
Letches is the plural of letch.

Words near letches in the dictionary

  1. letcha
  2. letched
  3. Letcher
  4. Letcher County
  5. Letchers
  6. letches
  7. Letchford
  8. letching
  9. letchoo
  10. Letchworth
  11. Letchworth Garden City

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