"nitch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nitches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} nitch (plural nitches)
  1. Alternative form of knitch (“a small bundle”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: knitch (extra: a small bundle)
    Sense id: en-nitch-en-noun-ShXVftMJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 39 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 37 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 32 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: nitches [plural]
Etymology: Sound-symbolic blend of nick + notch. Etymology templates: {{sound-symbolic|en}} Sound-symbolic, {{blend|en|nick|notch|nocap=1}} blend of nick + notch Head templates: {{en-noun}} nitch (plural nitches)
  1. (dialectal) A notch or small incision. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-nitch-en-noun-pFkt4go9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, English blends Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 39 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 37 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 32 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Head templates: {{head|en|misspelling}} nitch
  1. Misspelling of niche. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: niche
    Sense id: en-nitch-en-noun-hlE3oqu5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 39 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 37 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 32 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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