"bletch" meaning in All languages combined

See bletch on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: bletches [plural]
Etymology: Probably a blend of bleck + blatch. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|bleck|blatch|nocap=1}} blend of bleck + blatch Head templates: {{en-noun}} bletch (plural bletches)
  1. (dialectal) Anything that has been blackened or dirtied. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-bletch-en-noun-5edwwElv Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 54 46 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10

Verb [English]

Forms: bletches [present, singular, third-person], bletching [participle, present], bletched [participle, past], bletched [past]
Etymology: Probably a blend of bleck + blatch. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|bleck|blatch|nocap=1}} blend of bleck + blatch Head templates: {{en-verb}} bletch (third-person singular simple present bletches, present participle bletching, simple past and past participle bletched)
  1. (transitive, dialectal) To blacken; to dirty or soil. Tags: dialectal, transitive
    Sense id: en-bletch-en-verb-XIPUsuNB Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 54 46

Inflected forms

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