Dictionary

nitch en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /nɪt͡ʃ/
• nĭch

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of knitch (“a small bundle”).
   alt of knitch
   • "Bless thy simplicity, Tess," said her companions. "He's got his market-nitch. Haw-haw!" 1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 19:
   • Later in the morning, a party of villagers, led by the rector, go to Salisbury Cathedral, where four women, dressed in 19th-century costume and carrying nitches - bundles of sticks - dance on the cathedral green. 1980, AA Book of English Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 210:

Forms

nitch en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /nɪt͡ʃ/
• nĭch

Etymology

Sound-symbolic blend of nick + notch.

Meanings

1. (dialectal) A notch or small incision.

Forms

nitch en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /nɪt͡ʃ/
• nĭch

Meanings

1. (alt-of, misspelling) Misspelling of niche.
   alt of niche