"gatch" meaning in All languages combined

See gatch on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: From Persian [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fa}} Persian [Term?] Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} gatch (uncountable)
  1. A form of plaster of Paris formerly used in Persia. Tags: uncountable Derived forms: gatchwork
    Sense id: en-gatch-en-noun-j45JLF9f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb [English]

Forms: gatches [present, singular, third-person], gatching [participle, present], gatched [participle, past], gatched [past]
Etymology: Named after Willis Dew Gatch. Head templates: {{en-verb}} gatch (third-person singular simple present gatches, present participle gatching, simple past and past participle gatched)
  1. (transitive, medicine) To arrange (a patient's bed) so that its sections bend at the joints, to assist blood flow etc. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-gatch-en-verb-EYgL1sOC Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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