SLATCH

Etymology

Noun

slatch (plural slatches)

The period of a transitory breeze.

An interval of good weather.

(nautical) The loose part of a rope; slack.

Anagrams

• clasht

Source: Wiktionary


Slatch, n. Etym: [See Slack.] (Naut.) (a) The period of a transitory breeze. (b) An interval of fair weather. (c) The loose or slack part of a rope; slack.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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