"carritch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: carritches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} carritch (plural carritches)
  1. (Scotland, chiefly in the plural) A catechism. Tags: Scotland, in-plural
    Sense id: en-carritch-en-noun-d7lybLTF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Scottish English

Inflected forms

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