LANCH

Etymology 1

Noun

lanch (plural lanches)

(UK, dialect) A large bed of flints.

Etymology 2

Verb

lanch (third-person singular simple present lanches, present participle lanching, simple past and past participle lanched)

(obsolete) To throw, as a lance; to let fly; to launch.

Source: Wiktionary


Lanch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lanched; p. pr. & vb. n. Lanching. See Lanching. See Launch, Lance.]

Definition: To throw, as a lance; to let fly; to launch. See Whose arm can lanch the surer bolt. Dryden & Lee.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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