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nitch

noun
/nɪt͡ʃ/

Etymology

Sound-symbolic blend of nick + notch.

  1. derived from oche
  2. compounded as nitch — “nick + notch”

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of knitch (“a small bundle”).

    • "Bless thy simplicity, Tess," said her companions. "He's got his market-nitch. Haw-haw!"
    • Later in the morning, a party of villagers, led by the rector, go to Salisbury Cathedral, where four women, dressed in 19th-century costume and carrying nitches - bundles of sticks - dance on the cathedral green.

  2. A notch or small incision.

  3. Misspelling of niche.

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