"cultch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cultches [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cultch (countable and uncountable, plural cultches)
  1. Empty oyster shells and other substances laid down on oyster grounds to furnish points for the attachment of the spawn of the oyster. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cultch-en-noun-CG9WzmfI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 46 9 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 42 44 15
  2. Young or seed oysters together with the shells and other objects to which they are usually attached. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cultch-en-noun-ePMnqsjy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 46 9 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 42 44 15
  3. Rubbish; debris; refuse. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cultch-en-noun-1OSivI~q Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 42 44 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: cutch

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Download JSON data for cultch meaning in English (2.2kB)

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