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culch en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /kʌlt͡ʃ/
• (General-American) audio

Etymology

Uncertain.

Meanings

1. (Maine, US, not-comparable) Location where potentially useful junk items are collected: culch corner, culch drawer, culch pile.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
kulch		alternative	lexicographic
sculch		alternative	lexicographic
cultch		alternative	lexicographic
scultch		alternative	lexicographic

culch en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /kʌlt͡ʃ/
• (General-American) audio

Etymology

Uncertain.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The rocks, crushed shells, and other sea detritus that create an oyster bed, where oyster spawn can attach themselves; a collection of such detritus, accumulated on land, to drop in the sea to build up oyster beds.
2. (Maine, US, uncountable) An accumulation of small items of little current value -- materials, broken items, miscellaneous fasteners -- for possible future use.
3. (Maine, US, uncountable) Junk or debris.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
kulch		alternative	lexicographic
scultch		alternative	lexicographic
sculch		alternative	lexicographic
cultch		alternative	lexicographic

culch en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /kʌlt͡ʃ/
• (General-American) audio

Etymology

Uncertain.

Meanings

1. To prepare an oyster bed with such (culch) attachments; to sort shellfish or fish catch by size -- most often oysters -- so as to throw back the smallest to grow bigger and breed.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
sculch		alternative	lexicographic
cultch		alternative	lexicographic
culched	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
culched	Tense=Past		lexicographic
culches	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
culching	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
scultch		alternative	lexicographic
kulch		alternative	lexicographic