aitch

[ eych ]

noun
  1. the letter H, h.

Origin of aitch

1
Middle English ache<Old French ache<Late Latin *hacca or *accha; replacing ha

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How to use aitch in a sentence

  • He had worked his way up from before the mast, and in moments of emotion he was still inclined to be reckless with his aitches.

    Walking Shadows | Alfred Noyes
  • He had not found his aitches since he left Liverpool, thirty years earlier, nor dropped his silly expletives.

  • Aitches dropped by accident must be picked up to once immediately and without delay.

    Mollie and the Unwiseman Abroad | John Kendrick Bangs
  • Though she spoke with a very bad accent and dropped her aitches, her English was quick and colloquial.

    The Chink in the Armour | Marie Belloc Lowndes
  • She had a pleasant voice, this friend of Sylvia's, and she spoke English well, even if she did drop her aitches!

    The Chink in the Armour | Marie Belloc Lowndes

British Dictionary definitions for aitch

aitch

/ (eɪtʃ) /


noun
  1. the letter h or the sound represented by it: he drops his aitches

Origin of aitch

1
C16: a phonetic spelling

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