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deech

verb

Etymology

From Middle English dechen, from Old English dēċan (“to smear, plaster, daub”), from Proto-West Germanic *dōkijan (“to apply with a rag or cloth, smear”), from *dōk (“cloth, rag”), from Proto-Germanic *dōkaz (“rag”); see duck (“canvas, cloth”). Cognate with Dutch doeken, German tuchen. For the noun sense, compare gound.

  1. derived from *dōkaz✻ — “rag”
  2. inherited from *dōkijan✻ — “to apply with a rag or cloth, smear”
  3. inherited from dēċan — “to smear, plaster, daub”
  4. inherited from dechen

Definitions

  1. To smear, daub, plaster, or impregnate, especially with dirt which becomes hard and…

    To smear, daub, plaster, or impregnate, especially with dirt which becomes hard and ingrained.

    • The mud of Flanders clung to his boots and clothes. It was "deeched" into his skin, and round his eyes had left a stain so dark, it looked as if he had been painted for a theatrical make-up.

  2. Dirt (or grime) ingrained on the hands, or in cracks, crevices, etc.

  3. A surname.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA