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thrutches

thrutches is the plural of thrutch.

thrutches is the third-person singular simple present indicative of thrutch.

Meaning of thrutch

Noun (1)

thrutch (plural thrutches)

  1. (Northern England, UK, dialectal) A narrow gorge or ravine.
  2. (Northern England, UK, dialectal) A push; shove; thrust.
    • There wur nowt left for Yem, theerefore, but to rouse up hur conshusness, so so settin his feet ogen hur un his bonds, he gien one sammin good thrutch, un sent hur slap off th' bed on to th' floor;1857 January 10, “Jealousy”, in The Bowtun Luminary, volume 8, number 2, Bolton, page 15
  3. (Northern England, UK, dialectal) A throng; a crowd.

Noun (2)

thrutch (plural thrutches)

  1. (Northern England, UK, dialectal) An obstacle overcome by thrutching; an act of thrutching.

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Phrases with thrutches

Questions about thrutches

What is thrutches the plural of?
Thrutches is the plural of thrutch.

Words near thrutches in the dictionary

  1. thrusts out
  2. thrutch
  3. thrutch up
  4. thrutched
  5. thrutched up
  6. thrutches
  7. thrutches up
  8. thrutching
  9. thrutching up
  10. Thruthvang
  11. thruv

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