"deech" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: deeches [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English dechen, from Old English dēċan (“to smear, plaster, daub”), from Proto-West Germanic *dōkijan (“to apply with a rag or cloth, smear”), from *dōk (“cloth, rag”), from Proto-Germanic *dōkaz (“rag”); see duck (“canvas, cloth”). Cognate with Dutch doeken, German tuchen. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dechen}} Middle English dechen, {{inh|en|ang|dēċan|t=to smear, plaster, daub}} Old English dēċan (“to smear, plaster, daub”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*dōkijan|t=to apply with a rag or cloth, smear}} Proto-West Germanic *dōkijan (“to apply with a rag or cloth, smear”), {{m|gmw-pro|*dōk|t=cloth, rag}} *dōk (“cloth, rag”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*dōkaz|t=rag}} Proto-Germanic *dōkaz (“rag”), {{m|en|duck|t=canvas, cloth}} duck (“canvas, cloth”), {{cog|nl|doeken}} Dutch doeken, {{cog|de|tuchen}} German tuchen Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} deech (usually uncountable, plural deeches)
  1. (UK dialectal, Northern England) Dirt ingrained on the hands, or in cracks, crevices, etc. Tags: Northern-England, UK, dialectal, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-deech-en-noun-KgDLM3Q- Categories (other): British English, Northern England English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ditch [dialectal], deche [obsolete]

Verb

Forms: deeches [present, singular, third-person], deeching [participle, present], deeched [participle, past], deeched [past]
Etymology: From Middle English dechen, from Old English dēċan (“to smear, plaster, daub”), from Proto-West Germanic *dōkijan (“to apply with a rag or cloth, smear”), from *dōk (“cloth, rag”), from Proto-Germanic *dōkaz (“rag”); see duck (“canvas, cloth”). Cognate with Dutch doeken, German tuchen. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dechen}} Middle English dechen, {{inh|en|ang|dēċan|t=to smear, plaster, daub}} Old English dēċan (“to smear, plaster, daub”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*dōkijan|t=to apply with a rag or cloth, smear}} Proto-West Germanic *dōkijan (“to apply with a rag or cloth, smear”), {{m|gmw-pro|*dōk|t=cloth, rag}} *dōk (“cloth, rag”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*dōkaz|t=rag}} Proto-Germanic *dōkaz (“rag”), {{m|en|duck|t=canvas, cloth}} duck (“canvas, cloth”), {{cog|nl|doeken}} Dutch doeken, {{cog|de|tuchen}} German tuchen Head templates: {{en-verb}} deech (third-person singular simple present deeches, present participle deeching, simple past and past participle deeched)
  1. (transitive) To smear, daub, plaster, or impregnate, especially with dirt which becomes hard and ingrained. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-deech-en-verb-AJHQKgaE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ditch [dialectal], deche [obsolete]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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