- letch for
- vbBritish to nurse or exhibit a carnal desire for, to behave lecherously towards (someone). A back-formation from the adjective 'lecherous'.He's always letching after young girls.
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Letch — Letch, n. [See {Lech}, {Lecher}.] 1. Strong desire; passion; especially, lust. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] Some people have a letch for unmasking impostors, or for avenging the wrongs of others. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] 2. A {lecher}. [slang]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
letch — noun a) Someone with an overly strong sexual desire b) A stream or pool in boggy land from loec later lache , variant letch for example Sandys Letch located east of Annitsford in Northumberland … Wiktionary
Letch — Recorded in the spellings of Leach, Leech, Leitch, Leachman, Letch, Letcher or Litcher, this is an English surname. It was originally given either as a metonymic occupational name, or perhaps as a topographical name. Both origins are Olde English … Surnames reference
letch — Leach Leach, n. [Written also {letch}.] [Cf. As. le[ a]h lye, G. lauge. See {Lye}.] 1. A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali. [1913 Webster] 2. A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
letch — noun (C) BrE informal a lecher 2 letch verb lech after/over sb phrasal verb (T) BrE informal to show sexual desire for a woman in a way that is unpleasant or annoying: a middle aged man leching after young girls … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
letch — a vessel for holding ashes, for the process of making lye for washing a buck. S … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
letch — noun man with strong sexual desires • Syn: ↑satyr, ↑lecher, ↑lech • Derivationally related forms: ↑lecherous (for: ↑lecher), ↑satyric ( … Useful english dictionary
letch — /lech/, Slang. n. 1. a lecherous desire or craving. 2. a lecher. 3. any strong desire or liking. v.i. 4. to behave like a lecher (often fol. by for or after). Also, lech. [1790 1800; prob. back formation from LECHER] * * * … Universalium
letch on — vb British to nurse or exhibit a carnal desire for, to behave lecherously towards (someone). A back formation from the adjective lecherous . He s always letching after young girls … Contemporary slang
letch over — vb British to nurse or exhibit a carnal desire for, to behave lecherously towards (someone). A back formation from the adjective lecherous . He s always letching after young girls … Contemporary slang
