Meanings
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of pech
comparative more peched · superlative most peched
- ScotlandTired, out of breath, worn out.
The poor old dog did look fairly peched, and didn't bat an eyelid when I lifted up the nearest pup, a black and white ball of fluff.
2008, Jess Smith, Sookin' Berries: Tales of Scottish Travellers, published 2013, unnumbered page1 more example
“I'm fair peched,” Grandad said, as he said every Sunday. “That's 'cos you're old, Granda.” Wee Jean cooried into the old man's side, hiding from the North Sea wind.
2010, A. D. Scott, A Small Death in the Great Glen, page 94
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