Pritch
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 pique; offence UK, dialectal, obsolete
"The least word uttered awry, the least conceit taken or pritch, the breaking in of a cow into their grounds, yea, sheep or pigs is enough to make suits, and they will be revenged."
- 1 To pierce or make holes in. transitive
Example
More examples"The least word uttered awry, the least conceit taken or pritch, the breaking in of a cow into their grounds, yea, sheep or pigs is enough to make suits, and they will be revenged."
Etymology
From Middle English pricche, priche, from Old English priċe (“point; prick; stitch; spot”), from Proto-Germanic *prikiz. See prick.
From Middle English pricchen, from Old English *priċċan (attested in āpriċċan), from Proto-Germanic *prikjaną (“to prick; pierce”). More at prick.
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