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incher

noun

Etymology

From inch + -er.

  1. derived from *óynos✻
  2. derived from uncia — “Roman inch, various similar units”
  3. inherited from ynċe
  4. inherited from ynche
  5. formed as incher — “inch + -er”

Definitions

  1. An object having a dimension of so many inches.

    • Which computer monitor did you buy? I bought the 24-incher!
    • About the makeshift knives, one law-enforcement source said, “They found a four-incher and a six-incher, in his cell, under his legal papers.”
    • Our recommended screen is about $190 for a 100 incher, last time I checked, so it’s still much cheaper.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for incher. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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