letch

or lech

[lech]Slang.

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noun

a lecherous desire or craving.
a lecher.
any strong desire or liking.

verb (used without object)

to behave like a lecher (often followed by for or after).

Origin of letch

First recorded in 1790–1800; probably back formation from lecher

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Examples from the Web for letch

Contemporary Examples

In Dornan's telling, Clinton was a "self-indulgent hedonist and phony," a dabbler in drugs, a letch.
The Original Tea Partier
Bryan Curtis
October 20, 2010

Historical Examples

But, pleased to tattle, he delights to rail, To satisfy the letch'ry of a tale.
The True-Born Englishman
Daniel Defoe

British Dictionary definitions for letch

letch

verb, noun

a variant spelling of lech

Word Origin

C18: perhaps back formation from lecher

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Word Origin and History for letch

n.

"craving, longing," 1796, perhaps a back-formation from lecher, or from a figurative use of latch (v.) in a secondary sense of "grasp, grasp on to."

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or lech

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Examples from the Web for letch

Contemporary Examples

In Dornan's telling, Clinton was a "self-indulgent hedonist and phony," a dabbler in drugs, a letch.

Historical Examples

But, pleased to tattle, he delights to rail, To satisfy the letch'ry of a tale.

letch

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for letch

n.

Origin of letch