fitch

  • 11Fitch — Val Logsdon …

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  • 12Fitch —   [fɪtʃ],    1) John, amerikanischer Erfinder, * East Windsor (Conneticut) 21. 1. 1743, ✝ Bardstown (Ky.) 2. 7. 1798; erbaute 1786 ein Dampfschiff (Länge 10 m); ein zweites machte 1787 auf dem Delaware River in Philadelphia eine erfolgreiche… …

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  • 13Fitch — [fich] 1. (William) Clyde 1865 1909; U.S. playwright 2. John 1743 98; U.S. inventor of a steamboat …

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  • 14fitch — [fich′o͞ofich] n. [ME ficheu < OFr fichau < MDu vitsche, visse < Gmc * wisjo < IE base * weis > VIRUS, WEASEL] 1. POLECAT (sense 1) 2. its pelt or fur: Also fitchet [fich′it] or fitchew [fich′ …

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  • 15fitch|er — «FIHCH uhr», Mining. –v.t. to cause (a drill) to stick, by drilling without a rotary motion. –v.i. (of a drill) to stick fast. ╂[apparently < French ficher to stick] …

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  • 16fitch|ew — «FIHCH oo», noun. = fitchet. (Cf. ↑fitchet) …

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  • 17Fitch — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Compagnies Abercrombie Fitch, entreprise américaine de mode vestimentaire Fitch Ratings, agence de notation financière internationale. Personnes Asa Fitch …

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  • 18Fitch — This interesting surname is a metonymic occupational name for a work man who used an iron pointed implement . It derives from the Old French fiche meaning an iron point , which itself comes from ficher to fix or to plant ; hence, fitch is an iron …

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  • 19fitch — [[t]fɪtʃ[/t]] also fitch•et [[t]ˈfɪtʃ ɪt[/t]] fitch•ew [[t] u[/t]] n. 1) mam the European polecat Mustela putorius[/ex] 2) clo the fur of the fitch • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME fiche, feche, fuche polecat fur < MD fisse, visse, vitsche… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20fitch — /fɪtʃ/ (say fich) noun 1. the European polecat, Mustela putorius. 2. the fur of the fitch, especially yellow fitch, which is often dyed to imitate other furs. 3. a small brush made of this hair or of hog s hair. Also, fitchet /ˈfɪtʃət/ (say… …