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pilcher

noun
/ˈpɪlt͡ʃə(ɹ)/

Etymology

English surname, from pilch + -er.

  1. derived from pellicia
  2. inherited from pylċe
  3. inherited from pilche
  4. suffixed as pilcher — “pilch + er”

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of pilchard.

    • He that eats nothing but a red herring a-day shall ne'er be broiled for the devil's rasher: a pilcher, signor, a surdiny, an olive, that I may be a philosopher first, and immortal after.

  2. One who wears a pilch.

  3. A scabbard, as of a sword.

    • MERCUTIO: Will you pluck your sword out of his pilcher by the ears?
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A surname originating as an occupation.

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