"cherch" meaning in All languages combined

See cherch on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-cherch.wav Forms: cherches [present, singular, third-person], cherching [participle, present], cherched [participle, past], cherched [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from French chercher. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fr|chercher}} Borrowed from French chercher Head templates: {{en-verb}} cherch (third-person singular simple present cherches, present participle cherching, simple past and past participle cherched)
  1. (US military slang, World War I) To scrounge, to obtain in an unintended fashion, to scrape together. Tags: US, World-War-I, slang Categories (topical): World War I

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} cherch
  1. Alternative form of chirche Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: chirche
    Sense id: en-cherch-enm-noun-2u4BtFdj Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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