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wiches

wiches is the plural of wich.

Meaning of wich

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

Questions about wiches

What is wiches the plural of?
Wiches is the plural of wich.

Words near wiches in the dictionary

  1. wich town
  2. wich towns
  3. Wichenford
  4. Wichert
  5. Wicherts
  6. wiches
  7. Wichita
  8. Wichita County
  9. Wichita Falls
  10. Wichitan
  11. Wichitans

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