| 释义 |
letch
I. \ˈlech\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English lache, leche stream flowing through boggy land, bog (attested in place names), from Old English læcc, lecc, from leccan to wet, moisten — more at leak
dialect Britain : a muddy ditch or pool : bog, swamp
II. noun
(-es)
Etymology: perhaps back-formation from letcher, alteration of lecher
: craving
< full of politics and a letch for fishing — W.A.White >
specifically : sexual desire
< develops a letch for an attractive Circassian lady — Anthony West > |