Definition/Meaning of letch

• English - Noun: letch (plural letches) (archaic) Strong desire ; passion . 1830, Thomas De Quincey, Life of Richard Bentley (review) Some people have a letch for unmasking impostors, or for avenging the wrongs of others. (informal) A lecher . letch (plural letches) A stream or pool in boggy land. The Letch near Killingworth Village flows in two branches: the Longbenton Letch and the Forest Hall Letch. letch…
• English - Verb: letch (third-person singular simple present letches, present participle letching, simple past and past participle letched) (alternative) Alternative form of lech (“to behave lecherously”). letch (third-person singular simple present letches, present participle letching, simple past and past participle letched) (alternative) Alternative form of leach .
• English - Alternative forms: lech
• English - Etymology: Etymology 1. See lech , lecher . Etymology 2. From Middle English leche , for example Sandy's Letch located east of Annitsford in North Tyneside.
• English - Pronunciation: IPA: /lɛt͡ʃ/ Rhymes: -ɛtʃ