aitch

American  

[eych] / eɪtʃ /

noun

1. the letter H, h.

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aitch British  

/ eɪtʃ /

noun

1. the letter h or the sound represented by it

   he drops his aitches

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Etymology

Origin of aitch

Middle English ache < Old French ache < Late Latin *hacca or *accha; replacing ha

Example Sentences

Sellers again, this time as a union shop steward who will make a speech at the drop of an aitch, in a film that takes a cracking good satirical look at labor-management relations in England.

From Time Magazine Archive

So, ye mind, when two berryin's happen to meet, aitch party is shtrivin' to be done foorst, an' wan thries to make the other lave aff, an' thin they have it.

From Irish Wonders by McAnally, D. R. (David Russell)

But sorra a wink o' shlape crassed the eyes av wan o' the young Kings, fur the joy that was in the heart o' thim, bekase aitch knewn he'd get the Princess.

From Irish Wonders by McAnally, D. R. (David Russell)

Well, at firsht the Kings looked at aitch other as if the eyes 'ud lave thim, bein' all dazed like an' sarcumvinted intirely.

From Irish Wonders by McAnally, D. R. (David Russell)

And once or twice, under the strain of it, he dropped an aitch with the most disconcerting effect.

From The Belfry by Sinclair, May