meeching
/ˈmiːtʃɪŋ/(also meaching, meechin') Now regional (chiefly New England )
adjective
Skulking, furtive; mean, cheap, contemptible; poor, obsequious.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in Francis Beaumont (1584–1616), playwright. Probably from meech + -ing, although attested slightly earlier.