Gatch

name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A form of plaster of Paris formerly used in Persia. uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To arrange (a patient's bed) so that its sections bend at the joints, to assist blood flow etc. transitive

    "If the bed is to be gatched, the board must be hinged, or two or more boards must be used with breaks correctly placed."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

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"If the bed is to be gatched, the board must be hinged, or two or more boards must be used with breaks correctly placed."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Named after Willis Dew Gatch.

Etymology 2

From Persian [Term?].

Etymology 3

Variant of Goetsch/German Götsch.

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Gatch bedplaster of paris

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