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pritch

pritch noun: pique; offence.

Noun

pritch (plural pritches)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) pique; offence
    • The least word uttered awry, the least conceit taken or pritch, the breaking in of a cow into their grounds, yea, sheep or pigs is enough to make suits, and they will be revenged.1642, Daniel Rogers, Naaman the Syrian

Verb

pritch (third-person singular simple present pritches, present participle pritching, simple past and past participle pritched)

  1. (transitive) To pierce or make holes in.

Forms of pritch

Noun
pluralpritches
Verb
third-person singular presentpritches
present participlepritching
past participlepritched
pastpritched

Origin of pritch

From Middle English pricche, priche, from Old English priċe (“point; prick; stitch; spot”), from Proto-Germanic *prikiz. See prick.

From Middle English pricchen, from Old English *priċċan (attested in āpriċċan), from Proto-Germanic *prikjaną (“to prick; pierce”). More at prick.

Questions about pritch

What does pritch mean?
Pritch means pique; offence.
What part of speech is pritch?
Pritch can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of pritch?
The plural of pritch is pritches.

Words near pritch in the dictionary

  1. pristiophoriforms
  2. pristolepidid
  3. pristolepidids
  4. Priston
  5. Pritam
  6. pritch
  7. Pritchard
  8. pritched
  9. pritchel
  10. pritchel hole
  11. pritchel holes

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