"knitch" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: knitches [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪtʃ Etymology: From Middle English knicche (“bundle (of brush, weeds), bunch, sheaf”), from Old English ġecnyċċe (“bond”), deverbative of ġecnyċċan, cnyċċan (“to tie, bind together, connect”), from Proto-Germanic *knukkijaną; akin to Lithuanian gniáužti (“to close one’s hand”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|knicche|t=bundle (of brush, weeds), bunch, sheaf}} Middle English knicche (“bundle (of brush, weeds), bunch, sheaf”), {{inh|en|ang|ġecnyċċe|t=bond}} Old English ġecnyċċe (“bond”), {{m|ang|ġecnyċċan}} ġecnyċċan, {{m|ang|cnyċċan|t=to tie, bind together, connect}} cnyċċan (“to tie, bind together, connect”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*knukkijaną}} Proto-Germanic *knukkijaną, {{cog|lt|gniáužti|t=to close one’s hand}} Lithuanian gniáužti (“to close one’s hand”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} knitch (plural knitches)
  1. (archaic, dialectal) A small bundle. Tags: archaic, dialectal Synonyms: nitch
    Sense id: en-knitch-en-noun--3vZc6Gi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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