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wich en · NOUN · etymology 1

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  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of wych (“brine spring or well”).
    alt of wych
  2. A wich town, particularly one of several former salt mining towns in Cheshire with a name ending -wich.
    • Droitwich was then clearly more important than any of the Cheshire wiches; indeed the two most northerly of them were reported in 1086 to be "utterly waste", while Nantwich farm was worth only £10 a year. (Can we date this quote?), Edward Hughes, Studies in Administration and Finance 1558-1825, Manchester University Press, page 21:

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wiches Number=Plur lexicographic

wich en · CCONJ · etymology 2

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See which.

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

wich en · DET · etymology 2

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

wich en · PRON · etymology 2

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Meanings

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