Pilcher

//ˈpɪlt͡ʃə(ɹ)// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Archaic form of pilchard. alt-of, archaic

    "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. 2
    One who wears a pilch. obsolete
  3. 3
    A scabbard, as of a sword. obsolete

    "MERCUTIO: Will you pluck your sword out of his pilcher by the ears?"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname originating as an occupation.

Example

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"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."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From pilch + -er.

Etymology 2

English surname, from pilch + -er.

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