pritch

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noun

pique; offence

OriginMiddle English pricche ← Old English priċe ← Proto-Germanic *prikiz →
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Meanings

pritch1

nounpritch (plural pritches)

plural pritches

  1. UKdialectalobsoletepique; offence

    The least word uttered awry, the least conceit taken or pritch, the breaking in of a cow into their grounds, yea, sheep or pigs is enough to make suits, and they will be revenged.

    1642, Daniel Rogers, Naaman the Syrian

pritch2

verbpritch (third-person singular simple present pritches, present participle pritching, simple past and past participle pritched)

present singular third person pritches · participle present pritching · participle past pritched · past pritched

  1. transitiveTo pierce or make holes in.

Origin

pritch · noun

  1. Proto-Germanic*prikiz
  2. Old Englishpriċe“point; prick; stitch; spot”
  3. Middle Englishpricche
  4. Englishpritch

From Middle English pricche, priche, from Old English priċe (“point; prick; stitch; spot”), from Proto-Germanic *prikiz. See prick.

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pritch · verb

  1. Proto-Germanic*prikjaną“to prick; pierce”
  2. Old English*priċċan
  3. Middle Englishpricchen
  4. Englishpritch

From Middle English pricchen, from Old English *priċċan (attested in āpriċċan), from Proto-Germanic *prikjaną (“to prick; pierce”). More at prick.

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APA

pritch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pritch

MLA

“pritch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pritch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pritch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pritch.

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