Dictionary

letch en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /lɛt͡ʃ/

Etymology

See lech, lecher.

Meanings

1. (archaic) Strong desire; passion.
   • Some people have a letch for unmasking impostors, or for avenging the wrongs of others. 1830, Thomas De Quincey, Life of Richard Bentley (review)
2. (informal) A lecher.

Forms

letch en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /lɛt͡ʃ/

Etymology

See lech, lecher.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of lech (“to behave lecherously”).
   alt of lech

Forms

Deriveds

letchy

letch en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /lɛt͡ʃ/

Etymology

From Middle English leche, for example Sandy's Letch located east of Annitsford in North Tyneside.

Meanings

1. A stream or pool in boggy land.
   • The Letch near Killingworth Village flows in two branches: the Longbenton Letch and the Forest Hall Letch.

Forms

letch en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /lɛt͡ʃ/

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of leach.
   alt of leach

Forms

letch en · VERB · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /lɛt͡ʃ/

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of leach.
   alt of leach

Forms