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wich

wich noun: a wich town, particularly one of several former salt mining towns in Cheshire with a name ending -wich. Also the alternative spelling of wych.

Noun

wich (plural wiches)

  1. A wich town, particularly one of several former salt mining towns in Cheshire with a name ending -wich.
    • Droitwich was then clearly more important than any of the Cheshire wiches; indeed the two most northerly of them were reported in 1086 to be "utterly waste", while Nantwich farm was worth only £10 a year.(Can we date this quote?), Edward Hughes, Studies in Administration and Finance 1558-1825, Manchester University Press, page 21

Also used as

wich is also the alternative spelling of wych.

wich is also the misspelling of which.

Forms of wich

pluralwiches

Origin of wich

See which.

Phrases with wich

Questions about wich

What does wich mean?
Wich means a wich town, particularly one of several former salt mining towns in Cheshire with a name ending -wich.
What part of speech is wich?
Wich is a noun.
What is the plural of wich?
The plural of wich is wiches.

Words near wich in the dictionary

  1. wiccaphobe
  2. wiccaphobes
  3. wiccaphobia
  4. Wiccatru
  5. Wiccatrus
  6. wich
  7. wich town
  8. wich towns
  9. Wichenford
  10. Wichert
  11. Wicherts

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