parches

Verb

parch (third-person singular simple present parches, present participle parching, simple past and past participle parched)

1. (transitive) To burn the surface of, to scorch.
   • The sun today could parch cement.
2. (transitive) To roast, as dry grain.
   • Ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Leviticus 23:14
3. (transitive) To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat.
   • The patient’s mouth is parched from fever.
4. (colloquial, intransitive) To be very thirsty.
   • We're parched, hon. Could you send up an ale from the cooler?
5. (archaic, transitive) To boil something slowly (Still used in Lancashire in parched peas, a type of mushy peas).
6. (intransitive) To become superficially burnt; to become sunburned.
   • The locals watched, amused, as the tourists parched in the sun, having neglected to apply sunscreen or bring water.

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