"pritch" meaning in English

See pritch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: pritches [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English pricche, priche, from Old English priċe (“point; prick; stitch; spot”), from Proto-Germanic *prikiz. See prick. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|pricche}} Middle English pricche, {{m|enm|priche}} priche, {{inh|en|ang|priċe|t=point; prick; stitch; spot}} Old English priċe (“point; prick; stitch; spot”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*prikiz}} Proto-Germanic *prikiz, {{m|en|prick}} prick Head templates: {{en-noun}} pritch (plural pritches)
  1. (UK, dialect or obsolete) A sharp-pointed instrument. Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-pritch-en-noun-hrv6v4f3 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 39 43
  2. (UK, dialect or obsolete) An eelspear. Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-pritch-en-noun-iuleNmdP Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 39 43
  3. (UK, dialect or obsolete) pique; offence Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-pritch-en-noun-~UH~Mxy7 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 39 43
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: pritches [present, singular, third-person], pritching [participle, present], pritched [participle, past], pritched [past]
Etymology: From Middle English pricchen, from Old English *priċċan (attested in āpriċċan), from Proto-Germanic *prikjaną (“to prick; pierce”). More at prick. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|pricchen}} Middle English pricchen, {{inh|en|ang|*priċċan}} Old English *priċċan, {{m|ang|āpriċċan}} āpriċċan, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*prikjaną|t=to prick; pierce}} Proto-Germanic *prikjaną (“to prick; pierce”), {{l|en|prick}} prick Head templates: {{en-verb}} pritch (third-person singular simple present pritches, present participle pritching, simple past and past participle pritched)
  1. (transitive) To pierce or make holes in. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-pritch-en-verb-YAhMXk9z
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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