FITCHES

Proper noun

Fitches

plural of Fitch

Noun

fitches

plural of fitch

Source: Wiktionary


FITCH

Fitch (; 224), n.; pl. Fitches. Etym: [See Vetch.]

1. (Bot.)

Definition: A vetch. [Obs.]

2. pl. (Bot.)

Definition: A word found in the Authorized Version of the Bible, representing different Hebrew originals. In Isaiah xxviii. 25, 27, it means the black aromatic seeds of Nigella sativa, still used as a flavoring in the East. In Ezekiel iv. 9, the Revised Version now reads spelt.

Fitch, n. Etym: [Contr. of fitched.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: The European polecat; also, its fur.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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