† nitchn.

Forms: Scottish 1700s nich, 1700s niche, 1700s nitch; English regional (Sussex) 1800s nitch.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: niche n.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps a specific use of niche n. Perhaps compare also nick n.¹, notch n. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation (nitʃ) /nɪtʃ/ (as also for niche n.).

Scottish and English regional (Sussex). Obsolete. rare.

A slight break, notch, or incision.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > [noun] > making or becoming notched > a notch

nick?a1450

gap1530

notch1555

natch1570

notching1640

nitch1726

snick1775

nicking1844

jog1845

the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > bundle

sheafc725

handfulOE

truss12..

knitch13..

binding1388

bundle1398

faggot1447

bond1483

flaggat1487

bend-fulc1500

litch1538

thrave1606

fascicle1622

fawda1642

nitch1726

fascine1793

fasciculus1816

1726 in A. Lowson J. Guidfollow (1890) App. 282 The Deponent afterward having seen the sword..perceived a nitch in it.

1726 A. Monro Anat. Humane Bones 80 Frequently a Hole is found on one Side, and a Niche [1741 Nich] on the other.

1732 A. Monro Anat. Humane Bones (ed. 2) 31 Niches [1782 Nitches] or Notches, small Breaches in the Bone.

1839 W. Holloway Gen. Dict. Provincialisms (new ed.) 117/1 One piece [of apple]..has an incision made in it, but none cut out; this is called Nitch.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

† nitchv.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: nitch n.

Etymology: < nitch n. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation (nitʃ) /nɪtʃ/. N.E.D. also includes the following quot., in which however nitching may be a misprint for hitching (see hitch v.; it is unlikely to be related to Scots knitch to tie into a bundle: see Sc. National Dict. s.v.):1824 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. I. xv. 274 One of the beauties at which Boileau aimed, was the nitching of several names together in a verse, without any other word.

Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To make a small cut or notch in; to nick.

ΚΠ

1880 W. Carnegie Pract. Trapping 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.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	nitch
释义	† nitchn. Forms: Scottish 1700s nich, 1700s niche, 1700s nitch; English regional (Sussex) 1800s nitch. Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: niche n. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps a specific use of niche n. Perhaps compare also nick n.¹, notch n. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation (nitʃ) /nɪtʃ/ (as also for niche n.). Scottish and English regional (Sussex). Obsolete. rare. A slight break, notch, or incision. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > [noun] > making or becoming notched > a notch nick?a1450 gap1530 notch1555 natch1570 notching1640 nitch1726 snick1775 nicking1844 jog1845 the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > bundle sheafc725 handfulOE truss12.. knitch13.. binding1388 bundle1398 faggot1447 bond1483 flaggat1487 bend-fulc1500 litch1538 thrave1606 fascicle1622 fawda1642 nitch1726 fascine1793 fasciculus1816 1726 in A. Lowson J. Guidfollow (1890) App. 282 The Deponent afterward having seen the sword..perceived a nitch in it. 1726 A. Monro Anat. Humane Bones 80 Frequently a Hole is found on one Side, and a Niche [1741 Nich] on the other. 1732 A. Monro Anat. Humane Bones (ed. 2) 31 Niches [1782 Nitches] or Notches, small Breaches in the Bone. 1839 W. Holloway Gen. Dict. Provincialisms (new ed.) 117/1 One piece [of apple]..has an incision made in it, but none cut out; this is called Nitch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † nitchv. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: nitch n. Etymology: < nitch n. N.E.D. (1907) gives the pronunciation (nitʃ) /nɪtʃ/. N.E.D. also includes the following quot., in which however nitching may be a misprint for hitching (see hitch v.; it is unlikely to be related to Scots knitch to tie into a bundle: see Sc. National Dict. s.v.):1824 W. S. Landor Imaginary Conversat. I. xv. 274 One of the beauties at which Boileau aimed, was the nitching of several names together in a verse, without any other word. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To make a small cut or notch in; to nick. ΚΠ 1880 W. Carnegie Pract. Trapping 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. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1726v.1880
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