"pilcher" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpɪlt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ Forms: pilchers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pilcher (plural pilchers)
  1. Archaic form of pilchard. Tags: alt-of, archaic Alternative form of: pilchard
    Sense id: en-pilcher-en-noun-8W87FnOp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 22 5 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 37 6 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 29 4 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpɪlt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ Forms: pilchers [plural]
Etymology: From pilch + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pilch|er}} pilch + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} pilcher (plural pilchers)
  1. (obsolete) One who wears a pilch. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-pilcher-en-noun-8joe7keZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 22 5 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 37 6 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 29 4 34
  2. (obsolete) A scabbard, as of a sword. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-pilcher-en-noun-jxK4-S9X
  3. A term of abuse for a person considered worthless, contemptible, or insignificant.https://www.google.com/books/edition/As_you_Like_it/uujKZZ7ndIUC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22term+of+abuse+for+a+person+considered+worthless%22&pg=PA21&printsec=frontcover
    Sense id: en-pilcher-en-noun-SXk5IWxe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 22 5 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 22 27 11 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 37 6 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 29 4 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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