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▪ I. nitch, n. rare.|nɪtʃ|
Also 8 nich(e.
[Of obscure origin: cf. nick n. and notch n.]
A slight break, notch, or incision.
1726in Lowson J. Guidfollow (1890) App. 282 The Deponent afterward having seen the sword..perceived a nitch in it. 1726Monro Anat. 80 Frequently a Hole is found on one Side, and a Niche [1741 Nich] on the other. 1741Ibid. (ed. 3) 28 Niches [1782 Nitches] or Notches, small Breaches in the Bone. [1839Holloway Dict. Prov. s.v. Nichilled, One piece..has an incision made in it, but none cut out; this is called Nitch.]
▪ II. nitch
var. of knitch, bundle; niche n.
▪ III. † nitch
obs. variant of niche v. 4.
1834M. Edgeworth Helen III. iii. 35 Nicely adapted to her place in society to nitch and notch in, and to be of no sort of value out of it.
▪ IV. nitch, v. rare.|nɪtʃ|
[Prob. for knitch (recorded in this sense in Scottish dial. use): see knitch n.]
trans. To unite or connect together; to fix together, truss.
1824Landor Imag. Conv., Abbé Delille & Landor I. 274 One of the beauties at which Boileau aimed, was the nitching of several names together in a verse, without any other word. 1880Carnegie Pract. Trap. 10 Bend one hind leg, and make a slit behind the bone, place through this the other leg, nitch this one at the back of the knee, and the rabbit is ham strung. |