LETCH

satyr, lecher, lech, letch

(noun) man with strong sexual desires

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

letch (plural letches)

(archaic) Strong desire; passion.

(informal) A lecher.

Etymology 2

From loec - later lache, variant letch - for example Sandy's Letch located east of Annitsford in Northumberland.

Noun

letch (plural letches)

A stream or pool in boggy land.

Etymology 3

Noun

letch (plural letches)

Alternative form of leach

Verb

letch (third-person singular simple present letches, present participle letching, simple past and past participle letched)

Alternative form of leach

Source: Wiktionary


Letch, v. & n.

Definition: See Leach.

Letch, n. Etym: [See Lech, Lecher.]

Definition: Strong desire; passion. (Archaic.) Some people have a letch for unmasking impostors, or for avenging the wrongs of others. De Quincey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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