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thatch

8 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) thatch (verb)
  2. 2) thatch (noun)
  3. thatch grass (noun)
  4. thatch palm (noun)
  5. creek thatch (noun)
  6. pond thatch (noun)
  7. prickly thatch (noun)
  8. silver thatch (noun)

1thatch

verb \ˈthach\

Definition of THATCH

transitive verb
: to cover with or as if with thatch
— thatch·er noun
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Origin of THATCH

Middle English thecchen, from Old English theccan to cover; akin to Old High German decchen to cover, Latin tegere, Greek stegein to cover, stegos roof, Sanskrit sthagati he covers
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Building Terms

batten, cistern, hearth, lath, transom, wainscot

Rhymes with THATCH

bach, batch, catch, cratch, hatch, klatch, latch, match, natch, patch, scratch, snatch

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