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- obsoletepronunciation spellingAfrican-American VernacularPronunciation spelling of fetch.
I'll fotch him, Miss Jinny.
1901, Winston Churchill, The Crisis, Complete1 more example
"I'll fotch her up," volunteered Texas, who had a hyena's hankering after dead bodies.
1871, John William De Forest, Overland - obsoleteparticiplepastAfrican-American Vernacularsimple past and past participle of fetch; fetched
My granmammy done hear me bawlin an go fotch me to my mammy's house.
1936-1938, Work Projects Administration, Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States1 more example
Brer Rabbit come prancin' 'long twel he spy de Tar-Baby, en den he fotch up on his behine legs like he wuz 'stonished.
1900, Louise Manly, Southern Literature From 1579-1895
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fotch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fotch
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