"keech" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kiːt͡ʃ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-keech.wav Forms: keeches [plural]
Etymology: Compare dialectal English keech (“cake”), perhaps ultimately a back-formation from Middle English kechel (“small cake”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|kechel|t=small cake}} Middle English kechel (“small cake”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} keech (plural keeches)
  1. (obsolete) A mass or lump of fat rolled up by the butcher. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-keech-en-noun-fg~2UcZ~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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