ouche
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ouche
- /aʊtʃ/ US, UK
Rhymes with -aʊtʃ
Where it comes from
From Middle English ouche, from nouche, which in phrases like a nouche was re-analyzed as an ouche (rebracketing). From Anglo-Norman nusche and Old French nusche (with metanalysis), from a Germanic source; compare German Nusche, Proto-Germanic *hnuts.
noun ouches · nouch · ooch · ouch · owch
- A brooch or clasp for fastening a piece of clothing together, especially when set with jewels or valuable. My huſbonde had a legende of his lyfe^([sic – meaning wyfe?]) / Eriphilem that for an ouche of golde / Hath preuely vnto the grekes tolde / Where that hir huſbonde hyd him in a place / For which he had at Thebes ſory grace.
Talk about this word "ouche." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ouche. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. ouche. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ouche "ouche." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ouche.Cite this
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title = {ouche},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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