| 释义 |
fitch
I. \ˈfich\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English ficche, fecche, vecche — more at vetch
1. dialect : vetch
2. fitches plural : spelt
< lentiles, and millet, and fitches — Ezek 4:9 (Authorized Version) >
3. fitches plural : a forage herb (as tares)
< the fitches are beaten out with a staff — Isa 28:27 (Authorized Version) >
II. noun
or fitch·ew \ˈfi(ˌ)chü\
(plural fitches or fitchews)
Etymology: Middle English fiche, ficheux, fitchewes, from Middle French or Middle Dutch; Middle French fichau, from Middle Dutch vitsau, fitsau, visse
1.
a. : polecat 1a
b. : the fur or pelt of the fitch
2. also fitch brush : a small brush made of the hair of a fitch, skunk, or hog
III. intransitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English fichen, probably alteration of fiken — more at fike
dialect Britain : fidget
IV. noun
also fetch \ˈfech\
(-es)
Etymology: origin unknown
: a plait in which two canes or osiers are intertwined so as to bind the stakes and by-stakes in successive or alternate loops — see basket illustration |