deech
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deech¹
Where it comes from
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.
verb deeches · deeching · deeched · ditch · deche
- 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.
noun deeches · ditch · deche
- Dirt (or grime) ingrained on the hands, or in cracks, crevices, etc.
Deech²
proper noun
- A surname.
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